The helmet became the second most expensive military helmet in history when it sold for US$1,260,000 on January 30, 2024. It is second now at auction to only the famous Crosby Garrett Roman Bronze ...

BCE, a poetess named Sappho lived on a rocky Greek island far out in the Aegean Sea. She wrote about her love for women in ...

Scientists, modern soldiers tested replica of 3,500-year-old Dendra armor in hands-on experiment and found it was functional, study said.

Intact bronze helmets, a coat of armor, and a pair of meticulously decorated ancient shields impart a sense of the noble to the whole, essentially brutish, affair. The showdown started out innocently ...

An ancient mystery may have been solved after researchers, with the help of 13 Hellenic Marines, proved that a unique 3,500-year-old suit of Greek armor wasn't necessarily just for show, but could ...

The Dendra armor, a full-body bronze plate suit made by the Mycenaeans in 1450 BCE, was found in a tomb in the early 1960s in the village of Dendra, in southern Greece, just a few kilometers from ...

Marines Find 3,500-Year-Old Greek Armor Battle-Worthy. Published May 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT Updated May 23, 2024 at 7:46 AM EDT. By .

“Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries,” on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston through May 26, is part art exhibition, part history lecture and endlessly fascinating.

Archaeologists in northern England have uncovered a massive leather shoe dating back nearly 2,000 years, sparking interest in ...

Age of Armor, on view February 18–May 14, highlights the history and development of armor, all the way from a Greek helmet to Stormtrooper armor featured in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. However, the ...

A large collection of ancient arms and armor from the collection of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art in France is being sold at auction to fund the private institution’s rebrand. The auction ...