After Rome conquered Ancient Greece, it turned Sparta into a theme park, with performances for tourists showcasing its ...

Sparta was one of the most powerful city-states in antiquity. The ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern Peloponnese in Greece, Sparta was a warrior society where males aged ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece, but the impact of its unique culture is impossible to ignore.

Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member 'council of elders' limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class ...

The League of Corinth was an initiative of King Philip II of Macedon to unite all Greek city-states against the Persian ...

Unfortunately, when he reached Sparta, the city was in the middle of a religious ... Although probably the greatest runner of ancient Greece, it was not Phidippides who ran what we call a marathon.