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Greek Reporter4d
How Did Ancient Greek Armies Feed Their Soldiers?
One of the greatest logistical challenges faced by ancient Greek armies was ensuring that soldiers had access to adequate ...
GayCities on MSN4d
You can walk on the famous battle ground of “the most bisexual army that ever lived”
While the US military did not allow gays to serve until 2011, they've marched side by side in some of the world’s greatest ...
The Washington Post1y
The elite ancient Greek fighting force made up entirely of gay couples
The Spartans turned and ... s fiercest combat units intentionally recruited only gay soldiers. The ancient Greek city-state of Thebes had been under Spartan occupation for three years when ...
National Geographic news8mon
The rivalry between ancient Athens and Sparta is infamous—but they may have been more 'frenemies'
The Spartans’ reputation grew during the Greco-Persian wars (490-479 B.C.), when they took command of the Hellenic league and led the resistance against the Persian invaders. The mortal ...
Spartans Wire7d
Beloved local restaurant closing after 35 years: visit before it's gone
After 35 years in business, Niki's Restaurant in Suntree, Florida, is closing on May 31. The restaurant, known for its ...
New York Post2mon
LI school district sued over new Spartan mascot by NAACP leader: ‘Symbol of white supremacy’
He believes that depictions of Spartans as mascots are “racially ... court filing — an assertion that angered Long Island’s Greek community. “That person is ignorant.
La Brújula Verde6mon
Tsakonian Is the Only Current Greek Language That Derives from the One Spoken by the Spartans
Although it is officially considered a dialect, Tsakonian is a divergent variety of Greek frequently classified as a separate language, as it is not intelligible to speakers of standard Modern Greek.