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 ...

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.

Is Israel Athens or Sparta? Gadi Taub in Yediot Aharonot claimed in 2009 that the settlers love of the land “turned the Judaism of the settlers into an armed Sparta that replaced the spirit with ...

Thereafter there was bitter rivalry. Sparta (Russia) had a powerful army and Athens (America) knew that they could not beat them but they had the power of a naval unit which Sparta (Russia ...

The map below shows the location of Athens and Sparta. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

The map below shows the location of Sparta and Athens. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...