"This piece is a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze helmet from ancient Greece, likely associated with a Spartan ...

Spartan wearing a Corinthian helmet and wrapped in a cape ... Despite the uniformity in hoplite dress, the Spartan warrior wore a distinctive scarlet cape to protect him from the cold, although ...

Asked why it was dishonorable to return without a shield and not without a helmet, the Spartan king ... before the Battle of Thermoplyae, a Spartan warrior named Dienekes was told that the ...