For decades, archaeologists have wondered whether a suit of Bronze Age armor found in Greece—boar's tusk helmet, bronze plates and all—would really have protected its wearer in combat.

In the Iliad, did Homer really describe the type of warfare common to the Mycenaean Era? Or was he describing the warfare of ...

Greek naval infantry conducted combat exercises in armour replicas from 3,500 years ago. This helped resolve a 64-year-old dispute among archaeologists, and scientists now know the role ancient ...

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, helmets ...