Work and wages varied immensely in ancient Greece. Agriculture was the backbone of the economy but work was available in ...

Lead a Greek army, rebuild your kingdom, and battle Persian invaders in The Last King, an open world RPG launching August 1, ...

Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

Greece's defence spending ranks among NATO's highest — not due to Russia, but rooted in a centuries-old rivalry with Turkey ...

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

Digging into the chalky orange-brown soil of western Germany, archaeologists exposed the ruins of an ancient Roman military ...

Little did Leonidas know that over 2,500 years later, "Molon Lave" would be used as a global marketing tool -from weapons to ...

Was the Byzantine Empire a continuation of Ancient Greece, or something entirely new? In this video, we trace the Hellenization of the Eastern Roman Empire—from language shifts and classical education ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable hoard of gold coins thought to be more than 2,000 years old in an ancient Greek city. The coins—likely dated to the 5th century B.C.—were found ...

SCIENTISTS have dug out ancient military barracks that reveal records of a 3000-year-old warrior army commanded by a great Pharoh king. A team of archaeologists unearthed some incredible artefacts … ...

Sparta was a prominent city-state and dominant military power in ancient Greece, with its social system and constitution. As Spartans grew in power and conquered others, ...

Find out who the ancient Greeks were - when they lived, how they were ruled and how they spent their time with this year 5/6 primary history guide from BBC Bitesize.