The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single ... They lined up in ranks and locked their shields together with just their spears pointing over the top. This formation was known as a ‘phalanx’.

The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single ... They lined up and locked their shields together with just their spears pointing over the top. This formation was known as a phalanx.

How did the Hoplite fight? A thoughtful introduction by Richard A. Gabriel pointing out the numerous problems of doing ancient military history opens A Storm of Spears. The book is based on Matthew’s ...

Little remains of the ancient ... elsewhere in the Greek-speaking world. Hoplite warriors formed phalanxes, which advanced in lockstep. The front row presented a barrier of shields locked together ...

Jo Marchant, Nature In 1900, Greek divers rifling through an ancient shipwreck recovered dozens of bronze fragments that turned out to be parts of a 2,000-year-old mechanical calendar. Now ...

Featuring our narrator Kenny Curtis (a 30-year veteran in kids radio) and the Oracle of Wifi (played by Tori Kerr), who breaks in with facts and tidbits on Ancient Greek history and culture.

The lecture hall was discovered during excavations at Agrigento, the site of the largest ancient Greek settlement in Sicily. Photo by Thomas Lappi and Monika Trümper, FU Berlin, Institute of ...

ancient history, and Greek and Latin. Use the links in this paragraph or at the left-hand side of the page to find out more about our curriculum, majoring or minoring in Classical Studies, our ...