In the opening scenes of “Gladiator,” general Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, prepares the Roman troops to take on the clans of central Europe. Arrows are pulled out of ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...

That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...

Rumors of cannibalism in pre-historic Europe have only recently been confirmed. A new study published in the journal ...

The practice began as an ancient Etruscan funeral ritual: when a tribal chief died, his warriors would make a blood sacrifice to his spirit by fighting to the death by his tomb. This ritual was ...

But a new study has revealed that ancient warriors did just that, after beating their enemies in battle 18,000 years ago. Early Europeans known as the Magdalenians celebrated by removing the ...

It’s part of an ancient tradition ... the United States has waged since the nation began. Being a warrior is more than about fighting, it is about service to the community and protection ...