The ancient Greeks wore a variety of hats to protect them from the elements and to act as aesthetic embellishments ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited ... tactics to overcome the close combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became ...

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

“The Men”: A discussion of the physical capabilities, cultural conditioning, and psychology of the “typical” ancient Greek warrior ... as they discuss the rise of Hoplite warfare, its centuries of ...

How did the Hoplite fight? A thoughtful introduction by Richard A. Gabriel pointing out the numerous problems of doing ancient military history opens A Storm of Spears. The book is based on Matthew’s ...

The lekythos, standing at 12 centimeters tall, features a black-figure depiction of a battle between Athena and a Giant, ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single ... the Great defeated the Persian Empire in the 330s. The Greek foot soldier was called a hoplite. He fought with a long spear and used a large round ...

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