From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress.

This armor glove is made from individual iron plates ... kept at the cantonal archaeology offices in Dubendorf. Only five 14th-century gauntlets have been discovered in Switzerland, none as ...

In this first installment, Ganor investigates the famed linen armor of Ancient Greece, known as the linothorax.

Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade route. “This changes everything we thought we knew.” ...

A rare piece of Roman armour - reconstructed from dozens of fragments - has gone on display in its entirety for the first time in Scotland. Dating from the middle of the 2nd Century, the brass arm ...

In Halo: Anvil Accord, Spartans and Swords of Sanghelios Elites are shown testing and investigating the origins of the ...

This marriage of creative inscription with weaponry and armor was common among adherents ... an account of human history by the 14th century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun. The last, in French, was ...

KYOTO--Suits of samurai armor given to Malta as diplomatic gifts in the 19th century returned to Japan for repair work ahead of their exhibition at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. “I’m looking ...

Jeff Belanger, host of the New England Legends podcast, joined GBH's All Things Considered to discuss mysterious Westford Knight.

Officers arrive with not just a gun and body armor but with wide-ranging legal ... It's a right with deep roots, dating back to fourth-century Christian thinker St. John Chrysostom, who argued ...

Construction of a new 170,000-square-foot wing that will expand collections of African, American, Native American, pre-Columbian and 21st Century ... samurai armor from the 14th through 19th ...

Inspired by the art and architecture of late 14th century Franconia ... or forge arms and armor to aid in your conquests.