Slavery in Ancient Greece was acceptable and common, as in most organized societies of the time, yet with differences between ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Sanctions date back to antiquity, with the "Megarian Decree" issued by Athenian statesman Pericles in 432 BC being the first ...

After one particularly tense standoff, he won the central Greek city of Megara to Sparta’s cause, then marched north, cleverly outmaneuvering the Athenian-allied Thessalians deliberately to ...

The wellness destination Euphoria Retreat provides services to heal the body and mind in the ancient fortress town of medieval Mystras.

Inward-looking and self-sufficient, the Spartans were the most feared hoplites (infantrymen) in all Greece. They lived an austere life, despising any sort of luxury, in a city that contained ...

Bek's long-standing Sister City relationship with Sparta, Greece is in jeopardy, with councillors set to vote on a ...