The assembly responded by declaring war on Sparta. Pericles insisted that Athens would win the war by superior planning. To be successful the Athenians must abandon the surrounding land and ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

Unlike Athens to the north, Sparta was famed for its austerity—its “spartan” character—was, and is, proverbial. A state run by an inflexible military regime, whose people existed almost ...

The map below shows the location of Athens and Sparta. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

The Peloponnesian War is the name given to the long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 until 404 BC. The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as ...

Conveyed as an epic poem, this new account of the origin of the marathon consigns other versions to history’s landfill ...

Carlyle (17-6) plays at home against Nashville on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. Sparta (11-7) will host New Athens on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. "I think it was a great win to get us back on track," Chaminade ...

Sparta (5-8) visits Trico on Wednesday at 6 p.m. New Athens (3-13) plays at Steeleville on Thursday at 6 p.m. Yorg guided John Burroughs to state championships in 2022 and last season — the only two ...

Were you taught about the Spartans in school history? Sparta was a small Greek state in 500BCE, situated in the south of ...

These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian War, from 431 to 404BC. Only the threat of invasion by a foreign enemy made ...

The map below shows the location of Sparta and Athens. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...