The ancient world suffered immensely from plagues, like the 430 BC Athenian plague, which had lasting consequences for all of ...

A Greek-speaking British spy carried out solo espionage missions during WWII, inspiring Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.

Eighty-four years ago, a dark chapter unfolded in modern Greek history—the invasion, or “entry,” of German troops into Athens ...

In 1829, the Greeks finally achieved independence. Records indicate that when Bavarian soldiers arrived in Athens in the 1830s to drive the remaining Turks from the Acropolis, they took up ...

Athens was strong at sea ... chose the 300 best hoplites in Sparta to become the hippeis—elite soldiers who formed the king’s private guard. Known as a hoplon—from which is derived the ...

Enemy soldiers saw only a wall of spears and shields ... Image caption, A replica of an Athenian trireme warship at sea In battle, the triremes tried to get close to the enemy ships, and if ...

A copy of Themistocles' order to evacuate Athens was discovered on stone in ... showing that he had chosen not to fight as a knight, but as a soldier on board one of the triremes.

Enemy soldiers saw only a wall of spears and shields ... Image caption, A replica of an Athenian trireme warship at sea In battle, the triremes tried to get close to the enemy ships, and if ...