History remembers the broad strokes of ancient warfare. We’ll never forget things like gunpowder, the phalanx, and war ...

Ancient Greek literature and history from Andromache to Achilles reveal how compassion and mercy shape war and human dignity.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: By Harry Pot / Anefo - CC0/Wiki Commons. War, an unfortunate constant throughout human history, has been accented by ...

Yorkshire & Philadelphia: Pen & Sword, 2025. Pp. xviii, 313. Illus. maps, tables, chron., notes, index. $42.95 / £25.00. ISBN:1526718456 Among the book’s 28 chapters are some which survey major ...

Often, when we think about antiquity and ancient military technologies, we fall into the usual view of ancient warfare. You might picture phalanxes of Greek spearmen crashing into one another. The ...

The history of warfare stretches back thousands of years. One of the earliest recorded conflicts took place around 2700 B.C., when the ancient civilization of Sumer, located in present-day Iraq, ...

The nature of war -- Generalship -- pt. 1. Ancient warfare: War in earliest times. The ancient Greeks. The expansion of Rome. The Roman defensive and the Barbarian migrations -- pt. 2. Medieval ...

A recent archaeological excavation in northwest China has uncovered a 3,000-year-old burial site containing deliberately broken bronze weapons, offering a remarkable glimpse into ancient attitudes ...

Raw chunks of iron and other artifacts recovered from an ancient shipwreck are challenging archaeologists’ understanding of trade and war in the Middle East 2,600 years ago.

Throughout history, certain military commanders have demonstrated extraordinary tactical brilliance that transformed the art of warfare. These legendary leaders didn’t just win battles – they ...