A Greek helmet from the Persian Wars that was found several years ago in Israel has recently been turned over to Israeli ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece ... wearing a Corinthian helmet and wrapped in a cape.

Inward-looking and self-sufficient, the Spartans were the most feared hoplites (infantrymen) in all Greece. They lived ... a shield and not without a helmet, the Spartan king, Demaratos (510 ...