Discovered in the southern Greek village of Dendra in 1960, the outfit is one of the oldest complete suits of European armor in existence ... artists and warriors who had a “powerful impact ...

Greek naval infantry conducted combat exercises ... sources with experimental results to determine how the armor affected warrior mobility and whether it provided effective protection.

though in time they adopted tactics to overcome the close combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing shorter as tactics changed in favor of less armor ...

510 B.C. on the grave of the Greek warrior, Aristion, commemorates his exploits in battle. He is dressed in yellow bronze or leather armor, a blue helmet (part of which is missing), and matching ...