Ancient historians loved to write about warfare and famous battles. While these millennia-old stories still feed modern imaginations – Homer’s “Iliad” provides the plot for the movie “Troy,” while ...
Not professional soldiers—just citizens with shields and a cause. Hoplites defended democracy with discipline and bronze. Donald Trump's approval rating changes amid Epstein files backlash Kate ...
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 ...
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2016. Pp. viii, 234. Illus., maps, diagr., notes, biblio., index. $39.95 paper. ISBN: 1476666024 How the Greeks Fought Bardunias and Ray ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But in 2008 a team of Italian archaeologists began to excavate outside the ancient ...