The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

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

Sparta was one of the most powerful city-states in antiquity. The ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern ...

Bred for Battle—Understanding Ancient Sparta’s Military Machine. Sparta’s entire culture centered on war. A lifelong dedication to military discipline, service, and precision gave this ...

Not everything in Louisiana is Cajun land,” Harris said. "Greek culture was important to many of the early settlers in ...

The rivalry between ancient Athens and Sparta is infamous—but they may have been more 'frenemies' Despite being rivals, many Athenians admired the government, clothing, and austerity of the ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...

So, ancient Greeks living in Sparta considered themselves Spartan or Athenian first, and Greek second. Alexander the Great was a powerful ruler who at one time controlled all of Greece. Image caption, ...

A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting and have become emblems ...