Ancient Sparta was known for its brutal military culture, and the Crypteia was one of its most unsettling traditions. Young Spartan boys selected for leadership were sent into the countryside to ...

The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

Many self-professed champions of freedom throughout the centuries have looked to ancient Sparta as an inspiration. The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at ...

Many self-professed champions of freedom throughout the centuries have looked to ancient Sparta as an inspiration. The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at ...

Elon Musk has launched the America Party to blow apart what he calls the United States fake two-party system — or ‘uniparty.

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 ...

Bred for Battle—Understanding Ancient Sparta’s Military Machine. Sparta’s entire culture centered on war. A lifelong dedication to military discipline, service, and precision gave this ...

Aimed at audiences 13 and older, the YA film is a sci-fi coming-of-age story Penelope, the heroine from Homer’s The Odyssey. Set in a world inspired by ancient Greece, it will follow the ...