This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Asked why it was dishonorable to return without a shield and not without a helmet, the Spartan king, Demaratos (510 - 491) is said to have replied: "Because the latter they put on for their own ...

Pairing a shield with a one-handed weapon provides both offensive and defensive options while occasionally also granting you access to interesting skills and passive abilities. Whether you’re ...

For example, they could run the family farm. Spartan mothers told their sons before they left for battle, "Come back with your shield, or on it." Dead Spartans were carried home on their shields ...

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Mark Shields, a syndicated columnist and commentator, was a fixture on the NewsHour for 33 years, providing insights into our nation's politics each Friday night before his retirement in December ...

The SHARK Spartan RS Carbon is a sporty-looking touring helmet with a long list of features, impressive build quality and an ECE 22.06 safety rating, for less money than you’d expect.

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The woman's daughter said she had to watch the-now viral cellphone video of the attack several times before she realized it was her mother who used her body to shield a young victim from being ...

They're all words that could be used to describe Brooke Shields. Now, there’s another: Entrepreneur. Earlier this year, Shields, 59, launched a haircare system called Commence, which is aimed at ...

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