Ancient Greece's Special Forces, from the Sacred Band of Thebes to the Hetairoi of Alexander the Great's army, became legendary in history.

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

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from the wealthy middling ranks of society, particularly the farmers. They wore bronze armor breastplates ...

For decades, archaeologists have wondered whether a suit of Bronze Age armor ... ancient city about 70 miles west of Athens, and the center of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated Greece ...

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 ...

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 ...