Explore the unique social and sexual freedoms of Spartan women, their roles in society, marriage customs, and the practice of ...

Many self-professed champions of freedom throughout the centuries have looked to ancient Sparta as an inspiration. The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae in ...

Many self-professed champions of freedom throughout the centuries have looked to ancient Sparta as an inspiration. The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae in ...

War was a prominent event in ancient Greece, whether between city states or against foreign powers. However, laws controlled the violence.

Legendary for their ferocious combat skills, the Spartans built a warrior culture in ancient Greece unsurpassed for its courage and military prowess. Eminent historian Cartledge (Spartan Reflections) ...

King Agesilaus II—who led the Spartan Army at the peak of its power in the fourth century B.C.—proclaimed that one of Sparta’s greatest strengths was its citizens’ “contempt of pleasure.” Nonsense.

There are many legendary figures in ancient stories, yet few shine quite like Helen of Sparta. For thousands of years, people have repeated her tale with wonder, disbelief, and curiosity. She was the ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Those who study Greek mythology may have noticed similarities between towns like Homer, Castor, Alexandria, Athens, Eros, Sparta, Urania, and Arcadia, Louisiana, and the ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side that hardly finds its way into textbooks. Under the neat image is a world ...

An ancient tomb was unearthed in Italy during the laying of electrical cables underground, officials said. Photo from Patrimonio Subacqueo While laying electrical cables beneath a street in Italy, ...