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Can a Modern Platoon Take Down a Roman Legion?

Modern firepower meets ancient tactics in this epic thought experiment: could a single Marine platoon overcome the might of a ...
The ancient Greeks used a myriad of weapons on the battlefield, including spears, swords, and pikes in a variety of shapes ...
President Donald Trump is right to recommence U.S. nuclear weapons tests; rising nuclear threats from Russia and China demand it.
There is a problem we share with Cicero’s Rome. We have allowed many of our political institutions to become enfeebled, and we have become afraid.
Russia has developed longer-range bombs that offer the Russian Air Force inexpensive, survivable tools for long-range strikes ...
Research has identified the composite bow as the most lethal weapon of the Bronze Age, challenging long-held beliefs about its origins and transforming our understanding of ancient warfare. A new ...
Archaeologists found a 2,000-year-old Roman camp 7,000 feet up in the Swiss Alps, with sling bullets from the Roman 3rd ...