Sparta was a small Greek state in 500BCE ... how they helped save Greek democracy and civilisation from the ‘barbarous’ Persians coming from what is now modern-day Iran. In the West we have ...

At the end of the day the soldiers would sing hymns and ... commemorated here in a statue in the modern city of Sparta in Greece. Despite their frightening reputation, the Spartan army was very ...

Sparta was known for its military prowess, its bravery and its ability to defend itself against enemies. In today’s world, in ...

In 433 BC, when Athens signed a treaty of mutual protection with Corcyra (modern-day Corfu) - one of the few other city-states with a major navy of its own - Sparta and its allies interpreted the ...