The ancient sources tell us that before this, no Spartan woman had ever so much as seen the campfires of the enemy, since no army had been able to come near Sparta itself.

The Constitution of the Spartans offers an extraordinary glimpse into one of the most disciplined and formidable societies of ...

Bridgeman Images Ancient Sparta has been held up for the last two and a half millennia as the unmatched warrior city-state, where every male was raised from infancy to fight to the death.

Ancient Greece viewed homosexuality with nuance, honoring noble love while sometimes viewing it as disgrace, with attitudes ...

Epaminondas was a general and statesman who beat the Spartans and for a short period made Thebes the greatest power in Greece ...

Ancient Greece remains one of the most influential civilizations in history, shaping the foundations of Western culture, ...

Modern Sparta can be seen in the background from a slope of Sparta’s Acropolis. The newer Sparta was constructed over much of the ancient settlement. (Photo by Norma Meyer) ...