Greek Reporter

Ancient Greeks Expanded into Assyria 2,800 Years Ago Through War and Trade

The expansion of Ancient Greeks into Assyria between the 9th and the 7th centuries BC occurred through mercenary warfare and ...
Yahoo

Teeth of fallen soldiers hold evidence that foreigners fought alongside ancient Greeks, challenging millennia of military history

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 ...
Inverse

Ancient tooth debunks a 2,500-year-old claim about Greek soldiers

Greek historians like Herodotus are famous for writing down some of the first-ever Western historical records and waxing poetic about the skirmishes and wars waged throughout Ancient Greece. But just ...
Inverse

Ancient Greek warriors may not be who we thought they were

History has a habit of being rewritten. But thanks to advances in science and technology, we’re gaining an ever-clearer picture of what life may have been like during some of the most crucial periods ...
StrategyPage

Book Review: Greek Military Service in the Ancient Near East, 401-330 BCE

Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. xviii, 268. Maps, tables., diagr., chron., notes, biblio., index. $99.99. ISBN: 1108499503 Why Did Ancient ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greek Fortress Discovered in Aşağıseyit, Turkey

Archaeologists uncover a well-preserved ancient Greek fortress in Aşağıseyit, Turkey, revealing post-Alexandrian defense ...