researchers have declared the 3,500-year-old design fit for battle. Discovered in the southern Greek village of Dendra in 1960, the outfit is one of the oldest complete suits of European armor in ...

Modern marines have tested out ancient Greek body armor in an 11-hour simulation of Bronze Age combat and found it to be battle-worthy. The experiment, for a study published in the open-access ...

Little remains of the ancient city of ... its participation in the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C., which effectively ended all Persian attempts to invade the Greek lands. At other times, Sparta ...

In ancient times ... had more freedom than other Greek women. For example, they could run the family farm. Spartan mothers told their sons before they left for battle, "Come back with your ...

510 B.C. on the grave of the Greek warrior, Aristion, commemorates his exploits in battle. He is dressed in yellow bronze or leather armor ... mane is not unique on ancient monuments.

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an ancient biblical battle, all thanks to a few ... that the Grecian pottery may be proof of Greek mercenaries in the Egyptian army, which ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

I'm an expert in ancient warfare, and I'm here to talk to you today about premodern warfare in modern movies. "300" (2006) [two armies collide with each other] So, this is the supposed Greek ...

Ancient Greek and Roman warships were equipped with bronze rams to smash and sink enemy vessels – and a team of archaeologists has just recreated one. They plan to test the weapon on replica ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient ... favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing shorter as tactics changed in favor of less armor, increased ...