The Spartan-Persian peace, known as the peace of Antalcidas , marked Greek divisions, and symbolized Persian dominance in ...

Athens and Sparta were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for ...

Beginning in the 14th century, when Greece was wracked by political and social struggles, monks began building a series of ...

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 ...

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 ...

ONE rainy June afternoon I found myself in Sparta. The modern Sparta is called a thriving town, and as a token of its thrift the good people were grading some of the principal streets, and it was hard ...

The Athenian patrician Thucydides began writing the history of his city’s conflict with Sparta even as the war was beginning.

Filipino ultrarunner Rex Brillantes etched his name into endurance sports history after completing one of the world’s most ...