The ancient Greeks understood that, by their very nature, biological and chemical weapons tend to be very difficult to control. Remarkably, ancient myths about the creation of biological weapons ...

They could set the waves on fire with ease, with a rather sophisticated system to sling Greek Fire onto the ocean and ships alike. The 1300s are stretching the notion of ancient weapons ...

Ancient Greek polybolos machine gun is one of the most fascinating warfare inventions in antiquity, shooting and reloading ...

Greek Fire was something of a state secret ... Bows are one of the most ancient weapons around, having a similar service record to knives and spears. However, it was the composite bows of the ...

A scattering of pock marks on Pompeii’s city walls may prove a mythological “super weapon” may have been real after all.

"Greek Fire", as it was known in the ancient world, was a deadly and terrifying weapon that confused those it was used against - partly because being waterproof, it would appear to be fire that ...

(Ancient Greeks' map of the night sky ... the crew to get in position and check that the ship, their tools, and weapons were in good working order quickly: within just 30 seconds, according ...

Artifacts found at the site, such as coins, weapons, and furniture, date the structure back to the Hellenistic period (323 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E.), when Greek culture rapidly spread across the ...