Greek Reporter

Pygmies: The Ancient Greek ‘Dwarves’ and Their War With the Cranes

From Homer to Philostratus, Ancient Greek sources describe Pygmies as dwarves at the world’s edge, fighting cranes and living ...
Hyperallergic

Animating the Battles and Mythology of Greek Vases

Greek vases have some of the most lively of ancient art with their flat figures engaged in combat, sports, and epic mythology. A duo called Panoply has been turning these vases into animations to ...
Greek Reporter

Trojan War Hero Ajax and the Anguish of War in Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek story of Ajax, a triumphant Greek hero of the Trojan War who was driven to suicide, powerfully explores the ...
Newsweek

Marines Find 3,500-Year-Old Greek Armor Battle-Worthy

Modern marines have tested out ancient Greek body armor in an 11-hour simulation of Bronze Age combat and found it to be battle-worthy. The experiment, for a study published in the open-access journal ...
Miami Herald

Was ancient Greek armor battle-ready or ceremonial? Hands-on experiment offers clues

Scientists and modern soldiers tested a replica of the 3,500-year-old Dendra armor in a hands-on experiment and found it was functional, a study said. Photo from Andreas Flouris and Marija Marković, ...