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 ...

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...

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

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 ...

Today's current affairs seem so mirrored in the past; the great events of long, long ago seem so similar to what’s happening today. Not events ...

Does it speak to you of today? The siege of Melos took place in 416BC during the Peloponnesian War between democratic Athens and Sparta. Melos was a small neutral Greek island. The chaos of war ...

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Sparta cruised to a 61-29 win over visiting Elkville Elverado Wednesday.

The postseason is about to begin for local high school girls basketball squads. Regional tournament action starts Saturday ...

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...