Athens and Sparta were both powerful Greek city-states but their values, systems, and ambitions clashed violently. This video ...

City-states like Athens, Venice, and Carthage once defined entire eras, thriving on trade, coastal defense, and strategic governance. Today, only a few like Monaco and Singapore remain. This video ...

If you imagine yourself in ancient Greece, it is probably in one of the two principal cities (or city-states), democratic, fractious, philosophy-loving Athens, or oligarchic, disciplined, anti ...

The experiences of women differed in ancient Athens and Sparta. Largely portrayed as "invisible," evidence reveals a striking ...

The rivalry between ancient Athens and Sparta is infamous—but they may have been more 'frenemies' Despite being rivals, many Athenians admired the government, clothing, and austerity of the ...

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 city with a population equivalent to that of Wichita, Kansas, it was an unlikely candidate for greatness: Other Greek city-states were larger (Syracuse) or wealthier (Corinth) or mightier (Sparta).

The Spartans are famous today because of their reputation as fearsome soldiers, to which films like 300 and athletic events like the “Spartan Race” attest. Athens, on the other hand, is famous ...

The invasions of Greece by the Persians forced rivalrous city-states, even Athens and Sparta, to unite against an outsider, and the tenuous unity produced a miraculous win.