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, helmets ...

In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...

The guided missiles of their day, triremes were the key to Athens' greatness in the 5th century BC. According to the Ancient Greek historian, Thucydides, it was the Corinthians who first developed ...