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Teeth of fallen soldiers hold evidence that foreigners fought alongside ancient Greeks, challenging millennia of military history

  • Written by Katherine Reinberger, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, University of Georgia
Teeth of fallen soldiers hold evidence that foreigners fought alongside ancient Greeks, challenging millennia of military historyThe ruins of the Temple of Victory in Himera, which was constructed to commemorate the first battle in 480 B.C.Katherine Reinberger, CC BY-ND

Ancient historians loved to write about warfare and famous battles. While these millennia-old stories still feed modern imaginations – Homer’s “Iliad” provides the plot for the movie...

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