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 ...

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

Few foreigners realize that Sparta still exists. The ancient city-state, which walked the line between legend and history, is often assumed to have fallen off the map at some point in antiquity. In ...

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 city-states devastated after ...

(CBS Local Sports)-- Reporter Alzo Slade has been all over the world to cover crazy stories, but spending time to learn about how Dagestan in Russia became a wrestling and mixed martial arts hotbed ...

An estimated 305,000 Eritreans, or five per cent of the population, have left the country, making them one of the largest groups of migrants into Europe Eritrean shipwreck survivor Wegasi Nebiat, ...