A rare ancient Greek helmet is heading to the auction block, where experts expect it to sell for as much as £90,000 (roughly $111,000). Made between 500 and 450 B.C.E., it’s “one of the best ...

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 ...

Ancient Greek armies were made up of everyday citizens called Hoplites, rather than professional soldiers. Once called to war, ... Ancient Greek helmets came in all shapes and sizes.

The distant "ancestors" of modern army helmets—the ancient Greek and Roman battle helmets—have long become museum exhibits and items sold at prestigious auctions, reports Techcult. At a recent ...

Humans Modern soldiers test ancient Greek armour to show it worked for war. An experiment inspired by Homer’s description of combat in The Iliad tested the capabilities of the Dendra armour suit ...

Learn about the ancient Greeks at way, including how the army fought, famous battles and the Spartan soldier state in this year 5/6 primary history guide from BBC Bitesize.

Historian Herodotus mentions the helmet as a defining equipment of the Hoplites, famous warriors from ancient Greece. Photograph By Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund By Patricia S. Daniels ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Greek helmet from burial mounds in southern Croatia, shedding new light on the history of the Illyrians, a tribal people from the eastern Adriatic and the ...

Scientists, modern soldiers tested replica of 3,500-year-old Dendra armor in hands-on experiment and found it was functional, study said.

Greek art shows warriors wearing Corinthian helmets tilted back on the tops of their heads between battles, and the ancient Greek goddess Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, was commonly ...