Fierce? Yes. Tough? You bet. But the true history of the Greek civilization had a lot more nuance Myke Cole Co-author, The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae Ancient Sparta has been held up ...

Barnsley, S. York.: Pen & Sword / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2017. Pp. xxviii, 260. Illus., maps, appends., notes, biblio., index. $39.95. ISBN: 1783030232 The Sparta ...

A tough military society, Sparta had its own secret service, the Crypteia, specially trained young men for covert operations ...

"Sideshow and TBLeague are proud to present the iconic Spartan Army Commander (Gold) Sixth Scale Figure! The Spartan Army Commander (Gold) comes equipped with a stunning set of golden armor along with ...

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 ...

Fort Knox, Ky. - On July 22, 2017, Fort Knox will become the fifth Army installation to host what is known as the most arduous and challenging obstacle--the Spartan Race. Fifty-eight Spartan Race ...

Calling all Spartans! Spartan announced this week they will again be featuring their “Honor Series” of races with presenting sponsor USAA at four military installations and three satellite locations ...

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

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- 2nd Lt. Harry Murphy and Maj. Earl Brown stared at the giant mud pit. "Cannonball?" Brown asked. "Cannonball," said Murphy, nodding. The two took a running start, leapt into the ...

When the Spartan 300 workout came out after a very popular movie with nothing but ripped-up actors playing the Spartan warriors, many people started doing this type of 300 total-rep workout spread ...

The military-qualified members of the Xilinx FPGA family have been extended to Spartan architectures for the first time, as with the introduction of the Virtex-6Q and Spartan-6Q families Oct. 28.