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.

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

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

Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little ...

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

Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is ...

In Washington, a decade of rancorous polarization just gave us the longest ever government shutdown. But one belief has ...

A little over 200 years ago, the Greeks began their war of independence from the Ottoman Empire, which had conquered most of ...

When everyone else is winding down, we’re getting ready for a European game in Athens and a cup final on Sunday.” ...

Despite hitting a post and generally doing more than enough to have got at least a result, central defender Paddy Barrett ...

STEPHEN BRADLEY insisted that winning a double means thinking of two games as one – as he will pick his team for Europe ...