Athens and Sparta signed a peace pact in 1996, nearly 2,400 years after the Peloponnesian War ended with Athens' surrender in 404 BC.

Sparta’s entire culture centered on war. A lifelong dedication to military discipline, service, and precision gave this ...

In the summer of 480 BC, a narrow coastal pass became the unlikely crucible of Western civilization, where Spartan warriors, ...

Uncover the real story of Spartan warfare. We deconstruct the myths, revealing the brutal reality of ancient Greece's elite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta As Netanyahu evokes "super-Sparta," Israel may be repeating the mistakes that left both city-states ...

The Spartans weren’t a race of supermen as their 20th century totalitarian admirers imagined. They were cowardly, duplicitous, prone to bribe-taking and happy to betray friends and allies. In that ...

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered the ruins of an ancient palace with important archaic inscriptions dating back to the Mycenaean Age, the culture ministry said Tuesday. The palace, likely ...

This is the latest edition of our series on underrated destinations, It’s Still a Big World. Few foreigners realize that Sparta still exists. The ancient city-state, which walked the line between ...

The recent discovery of the ancient palace near Sparta might help archaeologists provide an insight into one of the most mysterious civilizations in Greek history. Greek Ministry of Culture A team of ...