Nabis, the last king of Sparta, is often described as both a king and a tyrant, depending on the perspective and sources.

We all think we know the Spartans—bare-chested warriors shouting “This is Sparta!” and charging into battle without fear. But ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great powers of Classical Greece. When in 431 bc the Peloponnesian War broke out, ...

Accompanies the PBS series The Spartans. Originally published as The Spartans: an epic history / London, 4 Books, 2002. pt. 1. 'Go, tell the Spartans' -- 1. Under the sign of Lycurgus -- 2. Sparta in ...

Little did Leonidas know that over 2,500 years later, "Molon Lave" would be used as a global marketing tool -from weapons to ...