Thomas of Argos was a Greek mercenary who served King Henry VIII of England in the 16th century in the wars against Scotland ...

Greek naval infantry conducted combat ... Scientists now understand the role ancient armor played. The armor used by the soldiers is one of the oldest known European armor. It is 3,500 years ...

Ancient Greece's Special Forces, from the Sacred Band of Thebes to the Hetairoi of Alexander the Great's army, became ...

The Bronze Age Mycenaeans were an ancient civilization from the Greek mainland known ... in the UK recreated the Dendra armor and equipped modern-day soldiers with it for a simulated combat ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta ... world in the 400s B.C. In previous centuries Greek warriors had worn very thick, heavy armor, much of which, by the classical period, had been ...

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 ...

Illus., append., notes, biblio., index. $39.95 paper. ISBN: 0715629670 Greek Warfare is a fresh, highly detailed, comprehensive look at the nature of war, warriors, and warfare in the ancient Greek ...