The myth of Sparta’s martial prowess owes much of ... An 1888 illustration shows a bust of the ancient Greek historian and general Thucydides, known as “the father of scientific history.” ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

It is widely believed that there were more poets in Sparta during the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. than in any other Greek city-state. Full citizens had ample time for entertainments because ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta ... of its unique culture is impossible to ignore. Unlike Athens to the north, Sparta was famed for its austerity—its “spartan” character ...

No other ancient historian has written a book so insightful on the mechanisms of war as Thucydides' History of the ...

The so-called Thucydides Trap has become a staple of foreign policy commentary over the past decade or so, regularly invoked ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a ...

The map below shows the location of Sparta and Athens. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.