mercenaries

A new DNA analysis published by the National Academy of Sciences revealed that ancient Greeks did not fight all their battles alone. Instead, they were assisted by mercenaries from lands as far as the Caucasus mountains and central Asia. This...

New evidence challenges the military history of ancient Greece suggesting that armies used mercenaries to fight wars.

Thousands of Americans are volunteering to fight in Ukraine after the Russian invasion of the country, with approximately 100 of them accepted so far into its own military, a Ukrainian military official said this week. Major General Borys Kremenetskyi told...