The Trojan War. The main events of the war at Troy (as related in 'The Iliad' by Homer) are told by a Greek soldier ...

Before gunpowder, Ancient Greek engineers were already constructing devastating war machines, such as the Claw of Archimedes.

Ancient Greece. The Odyssey. A short animation for 7 - 11 year old pupils retelling the main events of The Odyssey - the journey made by Odysseus on his return from the war at Troy. BBC Teach.

Control of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus strait was life and death for ancient Athens. Waterways are no less important – ...

A 2,000-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed an unusual link between ancient Greek literature and Egyptian burial rituals. Archaeologists found a fragment of Homer's “Iliad” sealed in a ...

Leonidas I draws his sword and screams at his enemies. Mounds of bodies lay behind him Image via Warner Bros. Ancient Greece is a pretty common setting for lots of movies centered on ancient warfare.

Filmmakers have kept coming back to Ancient Greece for generations, spinning classic myths, historical rivalries, and massive ...