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Ancient Greece

An image of Hippocrates from the 14th century, sitting and holding a book open in front of him
Ancient Greece

Hippocrates and humours: medicine in ancient Greece

This red-figure pottery depicts a story involving Helen of Troy. Greek tragedies posed their audiences an awkward question: what would you do if you were in a similar situation? Meanwhile, comedy gave satirists a channel through which to cut Athens' political heavies down to size. (DEA/G.NIMATALLAH/De Agostini/Getty Images)
Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek theatre and the Athenian identity

Adolf Hitler stands with his back to a statue of Discobolos, the Discus Thrower
General Modern

The classics and racial hatred: how the far right hijacked the ancient world

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The Spartan king Leonidas at the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. The conflict has become the archetype for the courageous last stand, pitting around 200,000 Persians against 7,000 Spartans.
Ancient Greece

Your guide to the battle of Thermopylae

A depiction of a Spartan mother saying goodbye to her son, she is seated as he leaves
Ancient Greece

Women in ancient Greece: what were their lives like?

A modern illustration shows prisoners of war being sold into slavery
Ancient Greece

Slavery in ancient Greece: what was life like for enslaved people?

An ancient Greek vase depicting sexual intercourse
Ancient Greece

A brief history of sex and sexuality in Ancient Greece

A stone bust of the Greek god Dionysius
Ancient Greece

The gods and their whims: your guide to ancient Greek religion

A trieme is rowed towards a naval battle in a scene depicting the battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC
Ancient Greece

The ancient Greeks at war: hoplites, the phalanx and the greatest battles

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Ancient Greek statesman Solon sits on a throne, with a subject petitioning him
Ancient Greece

Who’s who in ancient Greece? Meet 14 influential ancient Greeks

An illustration of ancient Greek thinker Archimedes
Ancient Greece

How Archimedes took on the Romans

A stone statue of Achilles
Ancient Greece

Q&A Why do we say ‘Achilles Heel’?

An ancient Greek vase depicts animal sacrifice of a cow by two women
Ancient Greece

Your guide to Ancient Greece: everything you wanted to know

Two Hitler Youth who have surrendered to Allied Forces, Germany, 1945. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
First World War

Innocence under fire: how children were used in warfare of the past

The Byzantines and a flamethrower
General ancient history

Q&A What was Greek fire?

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