Athens and Sparta were both powerful Greek city-states but their values, systems, and ambitions clashed violently. This video ...

The experiences of women differed in ancient Athens and Sparta. Largely portrayed as "invisible," evidence reveals a striking ...

Cinadon’s conspiracy and attempted coup reveal deep social tensions in ancient Sparta and a swift, disciplined response to ...

The ancient Greek city-state of Thebes had been under Spartan occupation for three years when a group of Theban exiles stormed the citadel in 379 B.C. and retook the city.

For example, Sparta might face an existential threat, prompting its participation in the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C., which effectively ended all Persian attempts to invade the Greek lands. At ...

Laconic Greek, the dialect once spoken by the ancient Spartans, is one of the most fascinating examples of linguistic endurance. Despite centuries of historical upheavals, conquests, and the ...

The situation of Spartan women was certainly unique in Greek society at the time. They had the right to own property, receive an elementary education, leave the house, and have a certain say in ...

A Long Island, NY school district faces a lawsuit over its new Spartan mascot, deemed "racially problematic." The previous Native American-themed mascot was banned.

“Arcane” producer Fortiche Production revealed its next project at the Annecy Animation Festival today, a sci-fi animated feature titled “Penelope of Sparta” set in a world inspired by ...

“Arcane” producer Fortiche Production revealed its next project at the Annecy Animation Festival today, a sci-fi animated feature titled “Penelope of Sparta” set in a world inspired by ...

The Spartans are also viewed as another configuration of Golden Dawn, which saw one of its other successor parties banned from elections by both the Parliament and the Greek Supreme Court due to ...