Here we have evidence of Greeks on Anatolian soil, but can we find concrete proof for Homer’s Trojan War? Sadly, no. At least not yet. The destruction of Troy layer VIIa fits well into Homer’s ...
In short, I fully recommend Ancient Greeks at War, an excellent survey for anyone seeking a solid grounding in Greek and Macedonian warfare systems, as we understand them now. FootNote. For those who ...
The hydraulic telegraph, a telecommunications device invented by ancient Greeks, allowed the sending of long distance ...
Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their ...
Whether laced with viper venom, poison gas, or deadly pathogens—these weapons of war relied on nature's armory to slay the enemy. Poison in the woundThe Greek warrior Achilles treats Telephus’s ...
FIU Theatre is taking viewers to ancient Greece in its upcoming production of "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. The comedic tale follows a woman, Lysistrata, who seeks to end the Peloponnesian War between ...
Myke Cole - Co-author, The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae Ancient Sparta has been held up for the last two and a half millennia as the unmatched warrior city-state, where every male was ...
Professor Joel Christensen is the chair in the department of Classical Studies at Brandeis University. This article originally appeared on The Conversation. The official count of Americans lost to ...