Fragments of an ancient Greek text telling of an invasion of Greece by the Goths during the third century A.D. have been discovered in the Austrian National Library. The text includes a battle ...

This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death—not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.” ...

Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their ...

Ancient Greek mercenaries were a ubiquitous force on the battlefields of the ancient Mediterranean where they fought for ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is ... the Great defeated the Persian Empire in the 330sBC. In battle, hoplites fought as a team. They lined up in ranks and locked their ...

Any fan of Ancient Greece ought to check this battle for authenticity because Alexander nailed it in that department. Troy stars Brad Pitt as the Greek hero Achilles during the Trojan War in what ...

From the sleek, deadly triremes to the colossal tessarakonteres, ancient Greek ships inspired modern ship design.

“In this light, it is unsurprising if ancient authors would choose to embellish the Greeks for Greeks aspect of the battles, rather than admitting they had to pay for it.” But research ...

an ancient Greek courier, ran 26 miles from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory in a decisive battle over the Persians—then died on the spot. As legend would have it ...

A study of ancient DNA from the remains of nearly ... BCE battle and all the five soldiers from the 409 BCE battle descend from the Greeks and the Sicani, the indigenous population who inhabited ...

Since its discovery in 1960, it has been unclear whether it was simply a ceremonial suit or for battle. With its overlapping ... were also asked to eat an ancient Greek diet, consisting of dry ...