As Athens prepared for its darkest hour in 480 BC, thousands of citizens crowded onto ships bound for nearby Salamis, fleeing the advancing armies of Persian King Xerxes after the fall of Thermopylae.
Among them was the Athenian statesman and...
If one wants a fascinating glimpse into warfare from 3,000 years ago, one only need to take a look at the British Museum's wall panel relief of an ancient Assyrian diver and warrior.
The intriguing relief of the Assyrian diver,...
Messengers played a vital role in the communication and administration of the Ancient Greek world. They helped to maintain contact between different cities and states, and to spread news and information.
The history of the postal service is several millennia...
Themistocles will always be lauded as the great general who literally pushed the Persians out of Ancient Greece with his admirable strategy in the Battle of Salamis
There are many strong and powerful women, or femme fatales, who became known for their ruthlessness and cunning ways in Greek mythology, such as Circe, Clytemnestra, and Medea.
These women were powerful and often deadly forces despite the fact that Greek...
World history could have been very different than what it is today had the Ancient Greeks not halted the expansion of Iran—known to them as Persia—through a series of epic battles on land and sea. These took place in...
Cimon of Athens, the son of General Miltiades, was an ancient Greek general and statesman who died while winning Cyprus from the Persians. However, his men abandoned the siege of the island so they could have a proper burial...
The main thing that ancient Greeks and Vikings had in common was their love of the sea. Both were seafaring peoples, yet the former were traders and explorers, while the latter were mostly plunderers.
In regards to Greek versus Norse...
