Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

The Byzantine Empire faced numerous challenges, forcing many Greeks to employ genius tactics to defend the Empire.

The Macedonian phalanx, combined with the use of cavalry, outmaneuvered the Persian forces, causing them to flee. Darius III escaped, but his army was shattered, leading to the collapse of the Persian ...

BCE, two titans of the Hellenistic world clashed in one of the ancient world’s largest battles to decide the fate of Coele-Syria (modern Syria and Lebanon). The Battle of Raphia saw the Seleucid king ...

Around him the Macedonian phalanx will gather. It is still to be seen whether the old phalanx has weakened, or whether its opponents have developed a defense which is capable of countering it.

Furthermore, he incorporated Persian men into units of his army, particularly the elite Companion cavalry. That alone generated great resentment among his generals. Seeing foreigners trained to wield ...

Dragi Dimitrijevski had dreamed of retrieving his church's crucifix from the water the night before he plunged into the Newcastle Ocean Baths on Sunday, carrying on a decades-long local tradition.

It depicts Alexander, who ruled from 336 to 323 B.C., and the Macedonian army triumphing over the Persian king Darius III and his forces. The lone tree in the background hints that this is the ...