The 300 or so Spartans helped hold off an enormous Persian Army for three days ... An 1888 illustration shows a bust of the ancient Greek historian and general Thucydides, known as “the father ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King ...

King Agesilaus II—who led the Spartan Army at the peak of its power in the ... the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. than in any other Greek city-state. Full citizens had ample time for ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world ... Persian army. This period is known by historians as the Archaic period of Greek history.

Heavy police presence in Athens has prevented an escalation of clashes marking the 46th anniversary of a student uprising against the then-ruling Greek military dictatorship. Over 20,000 people ...