An ancient map showing Thrace, Macedonia, and other past kingdoms. duncan1890/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images In antiquity, cavalry horses were trained to endure the piercing pipe music that led ...

In the ancient world, perhaps no animal was as intimidating on the battlefield as a fully armored battle elephant. These ...

Introduction: the terrible tide of war / Philip de Souza -- War before history / R. Brian Ferguson -- Ancient Egyptian warfare / Ian Shaw and Daniel Boatright -- Ancient Near Eastern warfare / Nigel ...

Hundreds of weapons from the Roman era have been unearthed in a park in a city located in southeastern France. These findings are thought to be remnants of the Battle of Lyon, which occurred on ...

Professor Coleman is the James Loeb Professor of Classical Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard University, as well a Senior Research Curator at the Harvard Art Museums. Professor ...

This video explores the training and tactics of war elephants in the ancient Mediterranean world, and explains why these unpredictable killing machines weren’t always helpful allies.

The bone of a "sizeable" elephant that may have taken part in combat thousands of years ago has been uncovered in southern Spain. Archaeologists found the carpal bone of an "elephant of large ...

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an ancient biblical battle, all thanks to a few broken fragments found in a curious location. The artifacts, which mostly consist of Egyptian ...

In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times. They captured elephants in the wild because they are difficult to breed and maintain for years in captivity. Male ...