Spartan warriors: Did you mean...?

An illustration of Mongol warriors carrying out an execution. They are wearing the traditional Mongol deel robe. 14th century CE. (From Rashid-ad-Din's Gami' at-tawarih)

Basalt reliefs depicting Assyrian warriors of different ranks in procession with a royal chariot led by the commander-in-chief of the Assyrian army. The reliefs were acquired and gathered during the years 1848, 1946, 1948...

An artist's depiction of Medieval Germanic warriors with captive soldiers. From the game Old World.

An artist's impression of how Visigoth warriors may have appeared in the 5th century CE.

Drawing of a group of warriors from the Bornu Empire. Drawing taken from "The earth and its inhabitants, Vol. III, West Africa" by Elisee Reclus (1830 -1905 CE) 1892 CE. From the Schomburg Center for Research in Black...

The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 saw British-led armies invade the Zulu Kingdom in Southern Africa as part of a wider plan to unify various territories into a single British-controlled state. Despite their spectacular...

A 14th century CE illustration of Mongol mounted archers in battle. (National Library, Berlin)

This is a detail of the so-called "War Scene" of the Standard of Ur. This detail is part of the left half of the middle register. Here, six Sumerian soldiers stand and stride to the...

Winged and armed gods from the Moche Florescent Epoch (1 CE - 800 CE). From Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.

Large Mycenaean krater depicting men in full armour (helmet, cuirass, greaves, shield and spear) as they depart for war, a sack of supplies hanging from their spears. To the side a woman raises her hand in a farewell...