Both sport the long hair characteristic of the Spartiates (full citizens of Sparta). Something paradoxical happened at the height of hostilities between Athens and Sparta, which culminated in the ...

In this season of Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, understanding why democratic Athens fought more than militaristic Sparta reminds us that being a democracy and framing military action as ...

The Peloponnesian War is the name given to the long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 until 404 BC. The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as ...