Below is an overview of all the claims that we have examined so far. Have you come across a claim you’d like us to fact-check? Feel free to send it to us.
Was Minoan Crete a thalassocracy?
During the Bronze Age, Crete is thought by some to have enjoyed a Pax Minoica (“Minoan Peace”), thanks in large part to their ability to dominate the sea.
Did the Dorian Invasion cause the destruction of the Mycenaean palaces?
Invasions, migrations, and other movements of people were long used to explain changes in the past, but this is no longer widely supported in academic circles.
Did 300 Spartans try to put a halt to the Persian advance at Thermopylae?
The Battle of Thermopylae was where, in 480 BC, a force of just 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas fought valiantly against the Persians. Or is there something the popular accounts are not telling us?