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.

In Ancient Greece, Athens was known for its philosophers, scientists, and theorists of democracy. Sparta was known for its military prowess, its bravery and its ability to defend itself against ...

The Peloponnesian War shows how fear, ambition, and mistrust can escalate into full-scale conflict. Thucydides’ trap helps us ...

On Sparta’s Second Attic War, by Paul A. Rahe. Sparta’s check of imperial Athens in the inconclusive so-called First Peloponnesian War (460–445 B.C.) foreshadowed a remarkable subsequent ...

Greece and Costa Rica share an unexpected connection: the Latin American country is home to three towns with Greek names.

Athens and Sparta represented for classical thinkers distinct and opposing regimes. Democratic Athens took pride in its freedom, openness, and accomplishments in the arts and philosophy. Oligarchic ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: If the PLAN officers reflect the conventional outlook among China’s decision-makers—and there’s little reason to think otherwise—then protracted strategic competition ...

Inside China’s Rare Earth Empire: The Hidden Costs in Myanmar Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) holds crucial lessons about the nature of great power war, beyond the ...

“Federer’s camp was conquering the world. Federer had just won the Australian Open and was the new world number one. He feared no one. However, one day in Miami in 2004, they saw a man running towards ...