Sparta was unique among the Greek city-states because of the rigid program of military indoctrination it instilled in its citizens. Legend dates the founding of the city to Mycenean times, when ...

In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...

Isagoras was appointed as 'archon', chief civil official, in 508 BC. Supported by a faction of Athen's most conservative aristocrats, his new regime appeared to be a return to tyranny. In reality ...

Sony's alien-invasion co-op shooter is on a hot streak at the moment, to the point where we're just about ready to forgive them for the rollercoaster they took us on when they didn't, and then did ...

Our version of the story is told from the point of view of the Old Soldier looking back 40 years to the time when he was a bobyguard assigned to King Menelaus in the Spartan court. As the Old ...