5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...

The discovery of the helmet of Miltiades, who fought in the Battle of Marathon, is one of the most important archaeological ...

Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military prowess, as its soldiers were considered to be among the best in the ancient ...

Battles BC is a 2009 documentary series looking at key battles in ancient history. The show was known for its very gritty nature, visual effects similar to the movie 300 and its highly choreographed ...

The ancient Greeks relied on help from non-Greek mercenaries when it came to fighting their enemies, suggests an analysis of bodies in 2500-year-old mass graves. The western Mediterranean witnessed ...

Before today’s super-advanced warships with sophisticated weapons and entirely new ways of conducting warfare, there were the famous military ships of the Ancient civilizations. Though less complex ...