I don't believe "ancient warriors didn't get PTSD" or that somehow fighting hand-to-hand avoids it. You're still dealing with killing, watching your friends get

I don't believe "ancient warriors didn't get PTSD" or that somehow fighting hand-to-hand avoids it. You're still dealing with killing, watching your friends get killed, war crimes, torture, uncertainty, hunger, discomfort, etc. Just because it's not described doesn't mean it didn't exist. It's an example of survivorship bias as well, because nobody writes about the ones that died miserably.