The weapons almost seem to take on a life of their own. The potential for blowback, collateral damage, and self-injury always looms. Poison and arrows were deeply intertwined in the ancient Greek ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta ... so drinking water also had to be hauled. Every Spartan soldier carried his own weapons, while a Helot slave took charge of his other belongings.

Greek Fire was something of a state secret ... Bows are one of the most ancient weapons around, having a similar service record to knives and spears. However, it was the composite bows of the ...

They could set the waves on fire with ease, with a rather sophisticated system to sling Greek Fire onto the ocean and ships alike. The 1300s are stretching the notion of ancient weapons ...