Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta ... world in the 400s B.C. In previous centuries Greek warriors had worn very thick, heavy armor, much of which, by the classical period, had been ...

In this first installment, Ganor investigates the famed linen armor of Ancient Greece, known as the linothorax.

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 ...

reveals that some ancient armor could've certainly given warriors a leg up. "It was perfectly evident that this armor could have been used in battle," says Ken Wardle, a Greek prehistorian at the ...

According to the Ancient Greek historian, Thucydides ... Dressed in heavy bronze armor this was obviously a very dangerous activity! Maintaining triremes was expensive, and richer aristocrats ...

Bulky bronze armour sported by Brad Pitt as Achilles ... the soldiers were also asked to eat an ancient Greek diet, consisting of dry bread, honey, goat’s cheese, olives, meat and red wine.

To make a serious comparison between Confucianism and ancient Greek philosophy, one must look further back, to the many ...

videoEpisode 4 Achilles is refusing to fight and sends cousin Patroclus into battle wearing the hero's armour ... about in a number of works of Ancient Greek literature, including Homer’s ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a ...

Summer is over but airports are still crowded, as anybody who has been one recently can attest. Air travel figures keep going ...