Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But in 2008 a team of Italian archaeologists began to excavate outside the ancient ...
History has a habit of being rewritten. But thanks to advances in science and technology, we’re gaining an ever-clearer picture of what life may have been like during some of the most crucial periods ...
Several years ago, a grave with human remains plus chariots and skeletons from horses was discovered in Thrace in ...
Scientists and modern soldiers tested a replica of the 3,500-year-old Dendra armor in a hands-on experiment and found it was functional, a study said. Photo from Andreas Flouris and Marija Marković, ...
Greek historians like Herodotus are famous for writing down some of the first-ever Western historical records and waxing poetic about the skirmishes and wars waged throughout Ancient Greece. But just ...
The discovery included a small amphora, an ancient Greek vessel sometimes used in funeral rituals. Photo from the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Soldiers building ...