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  How Sparta abused its power over the other Greeks and guaranteed its own destruction

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  Sparta's dominance over Greece during the late 5th and early 4th centuries BCE was one of the most remarkable power shifts in ancient history. After …

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  Thucydides: The humiliated Athenian general who became one of the greatest ancient historians

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  A general turned historian, Thucydides lived through one of the most destructive conflicts in Greek history—the Peloponnesian War. However, it was a …

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  How Alexander won the Battle of Gaugamela

  

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  In 331 BC, Alexander the Great led his army into Persia in an attempt to conquer the empire. In the end, the Persians were no match for Alexander and his well-trained forces, and they were quickly defeated in battle after battle. However, the most significant victory for Alexander was at Gaugamela, where he personally faced off against Darius III, the Persian king...

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  The most famous (and bizarre) ancient Greek philosophers

  

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  The ancient Greek philosophers laid the foundation for Western thought, exploring profound questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and the nature of reality. Socrates, the "father of philosophy," introduced the Socratic method of inquiry, emphasizing dialogue and critical thinking. His student, Plato, founded the Academy and wrote The Republic, outlining his vision of a just society. But there were some very strange men in their ranks as well...

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  Hesiod: The rarest and oldest surviving account about the ancient Greek gods

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  The person we know today as Hesiod was one of the earliest known Greek poets. While he is not as well-known as Homer, Hesiod's two surviving poems, …

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  If Alexander the Great had fought the ancient Romans, who would have won?

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  The two greatest military superpowers of the ancient world are no doubt Macedon under the reign of the undefeated Alexander the Great and the Roman …