Twenty-five hundred years ago the Spartans were the indisputable military power in Greece. No city had warriors as fierce and ...

The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

For example, Sparta might face an existential threat, prompting its participation in the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C., which effectively ended all Persian attempts to invade the Greek lands. At ...

The object is "a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze Greek helmet, possibly linked to a Spartan warrior, offering a glimpse into the artistry and craftsmanship of ancient Greece," Ivan ...

This study was led by Andreas Flouris of the University of Thessaly, Greece, and his team, providing fresh insights into ancient Greek warfare. The armor in question is one of Europe's oldest ...

When archaeologists unearthed a nearly complete set of ancient Greek armor in 1960, they solved one riddle and triggered another. The 3,500-year-old metal assortment finally proved the existence ...

Modern marines have tested out ancient Greek body armor in an 11-hour simulation of Bronze Age combat and found it to be battle-worthy. The experiment, for a study published in the open-access ...

Researchers at the University of Thessaly in Greece asked marines to carry out combat exercises wearing replicas of a 3,500-year-old suit of armour, found near the village of Dendra, near ancient ...