In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...

Every Spartan soldier carried his own weapons ... shows the traits that would have been displayed by all such groups across the Greek-speaking world in the 400s B.C. In previous centuries Greek ...

Sparta was unique among the Greek city-states because of the rigid program of military indoctrination it instilled in its citizens. Legend dates the founding of the city to Mycenean times ...

Boys left their families at seven to begin their 23-year-long training to become a soldier ... the boys at sport. Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women.

Under instructions from the Spartan king, Cleomenes, the first task of the new government was to banish Cleisthenes' most powerful allies. Altogether over 700 households were brutally cast out of ...

The helmet going up for auction may be linked to a Spartan warrior ... which is a kind of ancient Greek foot soldier who wore heavy armor to protect themselves. Hoplites primarily carried spears ...

"This piece is a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze helmet from ancient Greece, likely associated with a Spartan ...

Boys left their families at seven to begin their 23-year-long training to become a soldier ... the boys at sport. Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women.