While Odysseus and Achilles fought for the same cause, they embody two different approaches to ancient Greek heroism.

He was born in Florida but came to the wildlife habitats at Grandfather Mountain in August 2015 from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland, Florida. Ajax had fallen fro ...

If you want to buy a rare 2,500-year-old helmet that belonged to an ancient Greek warrior, this very artifact is […] The post ...

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

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.

Ancient myths have influenced civilizations and can be mapped to zodiac signs. Each sign aligns with a mythological pantheon reflecting its traits, li ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Historians have argued that similar helmets were worn by ancient warriors of many Greek city-states. The artifact going to auction is “a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze Greek helmet ...

Finding herself trapped between the deadly Greek triremes and the utterly bewildered Persian fleet, she determined to break out. Pursued by a trireme she calmly and expertly rammed a friendly ship ...