A Companion to the Classical Greek World
An excellent and comprehensive overview of the Greek world from the early 5th to late 4th century BCE. Divided...
Ancient Warfare Magazine
Ancient Warfare magazine is published by Karwansaray Publishers. Located in the Netherlands, they concnetrate...
Aristides (520s – c. 467 BCE) was an Athenian statesman and military commander who gained the honorific title ‘the...
A 3D representation of Athenian hoplites in battle. The Gorgon device on the central figure's shield was a typical feature...
A black-figure Calyx-Krater from Attica, c. 530 BCE. The scene is probably the battle over Partoklos' body during the Trojan...
Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE
A map illustrating the position of Greek (blue) and Persian (red) forces at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. The allied...
Battles of Ancient Greece
A map showing the locations of battles in ancient Greece.
A bronze 'Corinthian' helmet (6-5th century BCE). Olympia Archaeological Museum.
Darius I (c. 550-486 BCE), also known as Darius the Great, was the third Persian King of the Achaemenid Empire. His reign...
A marble head depicting a dying Persian. 2nd century CE Roman copy of a Greek 3rd century BCE original. From the Domus Tiberiana...