It’s a sunny Thursday morning, and I find myself holding a recreation of an ancient Greek helmet handcrafted by Dimitrios Katsikis, known online as the “modern Hephaestus.” His workspace in ...

in "Arms and Armor of the Greeks" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998) wrote that such helmets were used by warriors from many other ancient Greek city-states, including Sparta. The object is "a ...

Discovered in the southern Greek village of Dendra in 1960, the outfit is one of the oldest complete suits of European armor in existence ... the site of Mycenae, an ancient city about 70 miles ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient ... favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing shorter as tactics changed in favor of less armor, increased ...

Experts say the helmet belonged to a hoplite, a kind of ancient Greek foot soldier who wore heavy armor to shield themselves. These pieces were often lined with cushioning material to protect ...