Sparta and Athens. Names recognizable across the globe. They were once the powerhouses of Ancient Greece, and it was the ...

The city state of Sparta, in many respects, was different from Athens. Geographically it was situated in a mountainous area which isolated it from other cities. The state was founded in 10th century ...

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

Bagnall (The Punic Wars, 2005), a former British army chief of the general staff, completed this rigorous study of ancient Greece's 27-year civil war just before his death in 2002. A seminal event in ...

The recent discovery of the ancient palace near Sparta might help archaeologists provide an insight into one of the most mysterious civilizations in Greek history. Greek Ministry of Culture A team of ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great powers of Classical Greece. When in 431 bc the Peloponnesian War broke out, ...

“Arcane” producer Fortiche Production revealed its next project at the Annecy Animation Festival today, a sci-fi animated feature titled “Penelope of Sparta” set in a world inspired by Greek mythology ...