Poison in the woundThe Greek warrior Achilles treats Telephus’s festering injuries by scraping rust from his spear into the wound. First century A.D., bas-relief, Herculaneum. How ancient is ...

Ancient Greek mercenaries were a ubiquitous force on the battlefields of the ancient Mediterranean where they fought for various employers.

The ancient Greek city-state of Thebes had been under ... could bear to see him abandoning his post or surrendering his weapons would be his boyfriend — he would sooner die many times over!” ...

but that limitation may not have mattered in ancient Greek hoplite warfare, where warriors stood close together in a "phalanx" or block, with their shields and spears facing forward. But the ...

“The Mycenaeans were an ancient Greek civilization that flourished during ... with numerous depictions showing their helmets, swords, spears, bows, and arrows in great detail.