Little remains of the ancient ... legacy is a military ideal, embodied in Leonidas, hero of Thermopylae, commemorated here in a statue in the modern city of Sparta in Greece.

He explains the ancient Greek shock tactics in "300: Rise of an Empire," starring Eva Green and Lena Headey. He points out how line formations operate in "Rome," starring Tobias Menzies and Kerry ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from the wealthy middling ranks of society, particularly the farmers. They wore bronze armor breastplates ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... when we run in full military armour. In 40-degree heat. Pretty tough. There are combat sports ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A valuable ancient vase gifted more than 70 years ... a woman seeing off two warriors preparing to leave for military service, and on the other side three young men in ...

and some historians say that although the ancient Greek military general may very well have had same-sex relations, modern ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.