Scylax of Caryanda was a Greek explorer sent by Persian King Darius I to chart the Indus River, shaping early Greek ...

Island Aegina with its magestic beaches, is also the house of the fascinating story of an ancient military harbor open to ...

Divers have discovered rare remains of a military vessel in the ancient sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion - once Egypt's largest port on the Mediterranean - and a funerary complex illustrating the ...

Contrary to Popular Lore, Ancient Greek Armies Relied on Foreign Mercenaries Scientists studying fifth-century B.C. soldiers’ teeth found evidence of military support from faraway lands ...

Doing isotope analysis of ancient teeth, a team of researchers from the University of Georgia has uncovered some Greek military secrets that you won’t find in history books, including the fact ...

Isotopic evidence for geographic heterogeneity in Ancient Greek military forces. PLOS ONE, 2021; 16 (5): e0248803 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248803 ...

Researchers posit that the helmet's owner was a Greek soldier who fought in the fifth-century B.C. Persian Wars. Clara Amit / Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority In 2007, the crew of a ...

Precious offerings, including some imported Greek ceramics, were deposited for funerary purposes by the Greek settlers in Thonis-Heracleion. End of 5th, beginning of 4th century BC.