Greece, a perennial favourite for holidaymakers, offers far more than its famed sun-drenched beaches and picturesque islands.

Genocidal Israel is dragging the world toward war by attacking Iran as well. You might think that’s an exaggerated, bleak, or overly dramatic statement. But sometimes, our instincts and gut feelings ...

No one I knew in Los Angeles was afraid to go downtown. That is, they were unafraid until President Donald Trump called in ...

Discover the best time to visit Greece whether you're looking for family fun or historical sites - Greece has a season for ...

Assassin's Creed exists in modern gaming as massive, open-world games that take their historical settings quite seriously.

Many people associate Spartans with dramatic stories and larger-than-life portrayals, but much of that image is shaped by ...

Whether our Western political systems are true democracies or republics can be answered by examining ancient Greek philosophy ...

Athens and Sparta represented for classical thinkers ... and battlefield prowess. The two ancient Greek cities were thought, not least by one another, to stand for rival and incompatible forms ...

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.

A singular cityscape The city of Sparta differed from Athens, having little monumental architecture and no single center. The remains of the Roman-era theater at the site of ancient Sparta are ...

A“myth of the past” is necessary to justify “contemporary preoccupations,” writes Oswyn Murray, an emeritus fellow at Oxford. This is a profound realization, and it leads the author to a ...