Antiquity

Gladiators are a popular topic of modern-day movies. The idea of athletic, ripped men fighting to the death seems to have a certain appeal to us. But what did Roman…

The Greco-Persian Wars were probably some of the most influential wars of Antiquity, maybe even of all times. But what started the Greco-Persian wars? Let`s find out. The Greco-Persian Wars…

The Greco Persian wars had some of the most famous battles in all of history. And even 2.500 years after their deaths names like Leonidas or Themistocles are still widely…

The usual style of gladiatorial combat that is shown in movies reminds me more of modern-day fencing than of any sort of real roman fighting. Not only do these movies…