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 ...

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

Greek historians like Herodotus are famous for writing down some of the first-ever Western historical records and waxing poetic about the skirmishes and wars waged throughout Ancient Greece. But just ...

The Sacred Band of Thebes was ancient Greece’s savage gift to anyone still facing opponents of gays in the military today. An elite military force, this platoon of egregiously out warriors absolutely ...

If you happened to be at Pride celebrations this past weekend—especially in West Hollywood where audiences rushed the stage to see icon Kylie Minogue perform—you know first-hand just how mighty a ...

“Ancient Wars: Sparta” is one of many strategy games to take the battles of antiquity as its inspiration. Sadly, a worthy historical inspiration alone does not make a good game. “Sparta” falls short ...

Pretty much everyone alive today knows the caricature of the Ancient Spartan warrior. Decked out in a round shield with a Λ on its face, a red cloak, and a crested helmet, the classic Spartan hoplite ...