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

Allison formulated the concept of the “Thucydides Trap,” drawing from the insights of the ancient Greek historian ... the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made ...

and arguably sealing its fate in the long war against Sparta. Yet, Athens survived. Scarred, yes, but it carried on. Maybe that’s the real lesson from this tragic ancient ordeal. It reminds us how ...

I am also a historian and have great expertise in the ancient ... Athens and Sparta are, of course, featured in the DLC. I think it would be more interesting to feature some less known periods of ...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a massive action-adventure RPG that takes players to Ancient ... of the Greek world during the times of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, but it doesn ...

Ancient Athens, located in the region of Attica ... The Peloponnesian War, fought against Sparta, marked the beginning of the city’s decline. Despite this, Athens’ legacy continued, influencing Roman ...

440–388 BCE) was an important ancient Greek general and politician ... Initially, he was careful not to offend Sparta, but when Athens gained access to Persian aid at the beginning of the Corinthian ...

However, late in the fifth century B.C.E., Athens began to lose the Peloponnesian War to Sparta. With such a ... One of the most famous ancient Greek theaters that still stands today, the Theater ...

The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides is an awesome story about the ancient Greeks ... not merely Athens but Sparta and Thebes and Argos — the greatest of Greek poleis — were exhausted.

Athens and Sparta ... Oligarchic Sparta was famous for its social stratification, strict military discipline, and battlefield prowess. The two ancient Greek cities were thought, not least by ...

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.

Alamy/ACI In the same vein, various ancient philosophers and orators presented Sparta as a model of harmony and stability, in contrast to the constant uprisings experienced by other Greek cities.