While Odysseus and Achilles fought for the same cause, they embody two different approaches to ancient Greek heroism.

That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...

Peritas the legendary dog followed Alexander the Great on the path to glory, fighting alongside his master and saving his ...

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 ...

Known for their equestrian skills and their fierceness in battle, the nomadic Scythians roamed the steppes of eastern Europe ...

Using new scientific tools, University of Cincinnati archaeologists discovered that an ancient Greek leader known today as the Griffin Warrior likely grew up around the seaside city he would one ...

a bygone civilization like ancient Greece might seem like an example of the perfect society. Back then, men were rugged and masculine, and heterosexuality reigned supreme — except it very much ...