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19 07, 2017

Greek hoplites and democracy – Classical Greece

By |2019-08-20T23:19:17-07:00July 19th, 2017|Greeks, War|Comments Off on Greek hoplites and democracy – Classical Greece

Greek hoplites and democracy - a Corinthian helmet from the 600s BC Hoplites needed armor When the Greek city-states turned to this new hoplite way of fighting, it meant that each man [...]

11 06, 2017

Making Roman weapons – Ancient Rome project

By |2017-06-11T16:50:21-07:00June 11th, 2017|Crafts, Romans, War|Comments Off on Making Roman weapons – Ancient Rome project

Roman helmet, from the kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland, Oregon Although the Romans did many other things besides fight battles, certainly one of their greatest achievements was the world's first [...]

11 06, 2017

Hosting a medieval tournament – an activity

By |2017-06-11T10:29:10-07:00June 11th, 2017|Games, Medieval, War|Comments Off on Hosting a medieval tournament – an activity

Modern-day re-enactors having a tournament Tournaments were a common form of entertainment in the Middle Ages. A group of knights came together at the castle of some powerful duke or [...]

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