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Soldiers Put an Ancient Greek Suit of Armor to the Test, and It Passed
For decades, archaeologists have wondered whether a suit of Bronze Age armor found in Greece—boar's tusk helmet ... It was found near the site of Mycenae, an ancient city about 70 miles west ...
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The ancient Greeks at war
In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is ... A hoplite had to pay for his armour himself, unless his father was killed in battle. Then he was given his father's equipment.
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Vase showing Hoplite Battle c.600 BC (Louvre, Paris)
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 ...
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Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
The ancient Greeks often decorated their bronze cauldrons, used to honor the gods, with the head of a griffin, whose visage is that of an eagle but whose body is that of a lion. On its website ...
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The ancient Greeks at war
In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is ... A hoplite had to pay for his armour himself, unless his father was killed in battle. Then he was given his father's equipment.