Seven fully preserved skeletons found in an ancient city in Croatia have been identified as Roman soldiers who would have ...

Explore the unique social and sexual freedoms of Spartan women, their roles in society, marriage customs, and the practice of ...

Roman soldier Sextus Congenius Verus was buried 1,900 years ago in Italy. So how did his grave marker end up in a backyard in ...

A Spartan, according to the dictionary, is, “a person of great courage and self-discipline,” referencing the people of Sparta ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...

Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military ...

Archaeologists in Hungary have uncovered an ancient Greek bronze vase made by Spartans, revealing long-distance trade and ...

Israel should want to be Athens, not Sparta, two liberal Zionist academics argue.

The teaching of the “classics” – primarily the ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome – may be fading from universities, but interest remains high among publishers and readers. This is largely ...

This week’s reviews range from a stunning work from a new indie Australian publisher to speculative YA, a history of the ...