It should be noted that these two states went to war with an extensive list of colonies and allies. Athens was an empire of ...

Amid serene olive groves, I meandered through Greece’s ghostly ruins of ancient Sparta, its archeological rubble evidence of a militant society where school-aged boys were whipped bloody to toughen ...

In Ancient Greece, Athens was known for its philosophers, scientists, and theorists of democracy. Sparta was known for its military prowess, its bravery and its ability to defend itself against ...

Tsakonika, the language of ancient Sparta, still survives today, despite the ravages of time and the many reversals of ...

Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, is getting a brand new subway system that will showcase archaeological ...

Watching an American icon like Indiana Jones battle Nazis in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” it’s hard to believe that it was actually a German cultural institute which played a pivotal role in ...