Hellenistic Sparta had been in decline for a century and a half. In the middle of the 3rd century, two kings attempted an ambitious reform of …
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Ancient Sparta: A Warrior Society
Ancient Sparta was the home of the Spartan warriors, famed for their fearless spirit and resolute self-discipline.
With its oligarchic government, composed of the ephors, the Gerousia, and the two kings, Sparta’s government was an outlier in ancient Greece. Thanks …
The Spartans are known in modern culture as warriors and soldiers of exceptional renown who dedicated their entire lives to fighting and perfecting …
For centuries, classical Greece was dominated by conflicts between city-states, as well as invasions from Persia. Throughout this time, Sparta …
Cleomenes I. of Sparta was one of the most influential figures of his time. He was a skilled diplomat and general, but also notoriously inexorable …
Sparta was an exception in the Greek world: the only polis (“city-state”) without defensive walls and a one-of-a-kind socio-political system. This …
Sparta is commonly portrayed as an Ancient Greek city full of fearless and strong warriors. However, not much is known about the way Spartan women …
Nestled at the foot of the Taygetus mountain range in the southern Peloponnesian region of Greece, known as Laconia, is the town of Sparta. This …
