Does Homer's Iliad really describe the horned helmets of the Mycenaean Era, or was he talking about something else entirely?

Many self-professed champions of freedom throughout the centuries have looked to ancient Sparta ... rallying support for Greek independence from the Ottomans to Cold Warriors mythologizing the ...

Many people associate Spartans with dramatic stories and larger-than-life portrayals, but much of that image is shaped by ...

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 ...

Poison in the woundThe Greek warrior Achilles treats Telephus’s festering injuries by scraping rust from his spear into the wound. First century A.D., bas-relief, Herculaneum. How ancient is ...