Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta ... world in the 400s B.C. In previous centuries Greek warriors had worn very thick, heavy armor, much of which, by the classical period, had been ...

A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river, suggesting ...

reveals that some ancient armor could've certainly given warriors a leg up. "It was perfectly evident that this armor could have been used in battle," says Ken Wardle, a Greek prehistorian at the ...