The Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square, Athens, stands as a solemn tribute to Greek soldiers who died in war.

Athens was strong at sea ... part boot camp—to be trained as soldiers. Family ties loosened, and young recruits effectively belonged to the state. The first-century Roman historian Plutarch ...

A copy of Themistocles' order to evacuate Athens was discovered on stone in ... showing that he had chosen not to fight as a knight, but as a soldier on board one of the triremes.

Enemy soldiers saw only a wall of spears and shields ... Image caption, A replica of an Athenian trireme warship at sea In battle, the triremes tried to get close to the enemy ships, and if ...

The Greek government is set to probe soldiers who chanted anti-Turkish slogans during a national day parade on Monday, local media reported. The incident, involving cadets at the Greek Navy’s ...

At Syntagma Square, instead of laying flowers, a woman attempted to write offensive slogans on the Tomb of the Unknown ...

Enemy soldiers saw only a wall of spears and shields ... Image caption, A replica of an Athenian trireme warship at sea In battle, the triremes tried to get close to the enemy ships, and if ...