Scientists and modern soldiers tested a replica of the 3,500-year-old Dendra armor in a hands-on experiment and found it was functional, a study said. Photo from Andreas Flouris and Marija Marković, ...

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Historical films, television series, and fantasy games have shaped how millions of people imagine the past—but much of the ...

Participants in a recent research study wore a replica of an ancient suit of armor to test its efficacy.Credit: Andreas Flouris and Marija Marković The Bronze Age saw the creation of complex societies ...

For more than a century, Hollywood has shaped our collective image of ancient Greek armor. Whether depicting the fall of Troy, Odysseus' journey or the rise of Alexander the Great, movies often ...

A famous Mycenaean suit of armor was not just ceremonial, but suitable for extended combat, according to a study published May 22 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andreas Flouris of the ...

A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting and have become emblems of ...

While excavating a large room in the ruins of an ancient Greek city, archaeologists stumbled upon a massive ceramic jar known as a pithos that was used to hold food. But when they took off the jar’s ...