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

An early mention of a prosthetic comes from Herodotus, who tells the story of Hegesistratus, an ancient Greek diviner who cut off his foot.

A new wave of fossil studies reveals that armored dinosaurs weren’t rare; they were evolutionary powerhouses. From ankylosaurs to stegosaurs, these creatures developed plate-like defenses not just for ...

Watch the extraordinary transformation of forgotten metal into a symbol of ancient warfare as a rusted iron chain is forged ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

Ancient 3,500-year-old Mycenaean armor tested in epic combat simulation shows Homer’s Iliad wasn’t just a fantasy story after all This armor wasn't just for show. It could have seen deadly ...

You Can Buy a 2,500-Year-Old Corinthian Helmet Worn by a Warrior in Ancient Greece Experts think the well-preserved bronze artifact was made between 500 and 450 B.C.E. It will be sold at auction ...

A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.

All this explains why the Greek hoplite (foot soldier) was perhaps the most dominant and feared warrior of his time. This was especially true in Sparta, where boys were taken from their homes when ...