Ancient Greek clothing played a fundamental role in defining people’s standing and personalities, shaping their fashion ...

Athens and Sparta represented for classical thinkers distinct and opposing regimes. Democratic Athens took pride in its freedom, openness, and accomplishments in the arts and philosophy.

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 ...

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

Athens and Sparta represented for classical thinkers distinct and opposing regimes. Democratic Athens took pride in its freedom, openness, and accomplishments in the arts and philosophy.

When I think broadly about our national experience over the past few decades, I keep thinking of the story of Athens in the later part of the Peloponnesian War. Athens and Sparta started their ...

Many self-professed champions of freedom throughout the centuries have looked to ancient Sparta as an inspiration. The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at ...

Democracy died in ancient Athens after the ... Athens’ body politic was injured by the plague it suffered in 430 B.C ... Athenian politicians decided to offer terms of appeasement to Sparta.

This week marks the 10th anniversary of the device that finally allowed me to explain what I do: “I write about iPods and stuff like that.” Today marks the three-week anniversary of the ...

On Monday, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington, along with the environment minister of British Columbia, signed an agreement to coordinate global warming policies and mandate the use… ...