Greek naval infantry conducted combat exercises in armor replicas from 3,500 years ago. This helped resolve a 64-year-old dispute among archaeologists. Scientists now understand the role ancient ...

Discovered in the southern Greek ... armor in existence, the researchers write in a study published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE. It was found near the site of Mycenae, an ancient city ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

A new full-body reconstruction depicts a warrior wearing armor and holding weapons, all of which were found in a 4,000-year-old burial in Siberia. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Little remains of the ancient city ... such groups across the Greek-speaking world in the 400s B.C. In previous centuries Greek warriors had worn very thick, heavy armor, much of which, by the ...

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 ...

By the early 19th century, the systematic excavation of ancient Greek and Roman sites ... perhaps most startling of all, a warrior's gilded torso in armor that clings to the body like a wet ...

“The Men”: A discussion of the physical capabilities, cultural conditioning, and psychology of the “typical” ancient Greek warrior, which even touches n PTSD. “The Phalanx”: A look at different ...