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

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

If you imagine yourself in ancient Greece, it is probably in one of the two principal cities (or city-states), democratic, fractious, philosophy-loving Athens, or oligarchic, disciplined, ...

Jerusalem Post / Israel News Sparta and Athens: History's wartime lessons for a modern-day Israel - analysis As Netanyahu evokes "super-Sparta," Israel may be repeating the mistakes that left both ...

Cartledge, professor of Greek culture at the University of Cambridge, has created an intriguing overview of Greek history by providing synopses of 11 key city-states, each representing a different ...

The pyramid-like peak of Mount Taygetus in the southern Peloponnese in Greece has been captured in all its glory by a drone ...

We all think we know the Spartans—bare-chested warriors shouting “This is Sparta!” and charging into battle without fear. But how much of that is Hollywood, and how much is history? Behind the legend ...