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REVIEW – Sparta’s First Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478 – 446 BC

December 2, 2019
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With this book, Paul Rahe continues his projected six-volume account of the history of the Spartan state.

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New discoveries throw fresh light on Bronze Age battle

November 11, 2019
1 min read

Archaeologists at the site of an ancient battle in Germany say newly uncovered artefacts suggest many of those involved were not local

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Viking Surge

October 10, 2019
3 mins read

The very word 'Viking' conjures up images of fearsome longships, merciless invasions, and slaughtered victims. But were the Vikings unique in their

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The Bersted warrior’s helmet, with headdress in the background.
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Remains of Iron Age warrior to go on display

September 3, 2019
2 mins read

The spectacular remains of an Iron Age warrior, discovered 12 years ago in Chichester, England, will soon be put on public display

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War Reporters: Xenophon

February 14, 2019
4 mins read
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Introducing Seema Syeda’s new series on battlefield scoops throughout the ages. The practice of recording the events of war is as old

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Legendary Ancient Fortress Discovered in Egypt

February 11, 2019
1 min read
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The location of a fortress dating back to the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt has been found at Berenike on the Red Sea

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Afghanistan: graveyard of armies

April 13, 2018
8 mins read
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A huge, mountainous, landlocked Central Asian state, Afghanistan has defied invaders for 2,500 years. Jules Stewart takes a look at the country’s

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Rare Bronze Age Weapons Hoard Discovered

April 13, 2017
1 min read

    Excavations at Carnoustie, Angus, have revealed a set of elaborate Bronze Age weapons, dating back to c.1000-800 BC. The finds

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Rise of the Spartans: Timeline

March 9, 2017
2 mins read

Journey from the original Olympic games to the defeat of the Spartan juggernaut in this extract from our latest 15-page special on

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Ancient/War of Words

War of Words – ‘Legion’

August 22, 2016
1 min read

‘Legion’ derives from the Latin legio, which itself comes from the verb legere, meaning ‘to choose’ or ‘to levy’.

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