The Peloponnesian War: Athens, Sparta and the Struggle for Greece Nigel Bagnall, . . St. Martin's, $27.95 (318pp) ISBN 978-0-312-34215-9 ...

Distance Between Athens and Sparta Given below is the distance between Sparta, Greece and Athens, Greece. A map showing location of Sparta and Athens with air travel direction is also provided. Along ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ancient documents show that Argos once ruled over a small empire within Greece that has mostly been forgotten today.

Paul Cartledge, in “Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece,” puts the city back on the cultural map, and makes a case for the Theban general Epaminondas as the Nelson of his day.

The iconic city-state may have fallen nearly 2,400 years ago, but today, 2,000 people still speak the language of these ancient warriors. As you enter the mountainous village of Pera Melana in ...

What got Frank Miller obsessed with the story of the 300 in the first place was “The 300 Spartans,” a 1962 epic that, although it suffers from tin-man acting by Richard Egan (who keeps … ...

The myth of Sparta’s martial prowess owes much of its power to a storied feat of heroism accomplished by Leonidas, king of Sparta and hero of the celebrated Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.).