Discovered in the southern Greek ... armor in existence, the researchers write in a study published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE. It was found near the site of Mycenae, an ancient city ...

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 ... favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing shorter as tactics changed in favor of less armor, increased ...