This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Nowadays, few people know that Hermione is a character in Homer's Odyssey. But what is her significance and role in Greek ...

In response a contingent of 300 Spartans and several thousand allies were sent to occupy the narrow mountain pass of Thermopylae, not far from the Greek fleet, that was anchored off the nearby ...

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now ...

As a system of government, democracy quickly spread to a number of other leading city-states, despite the authoritarian grip of Sparta on the Greek world. However, Sparta's dominance was not to last.

"This piece is a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze helmet from ancient Greece, likely associated with a Spartan warrior, and offers a glimpse into the art and skill of ancient Greek ...

Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women. For example, they could run the family farm. Spartan mothers told their sons before they left for battle, "Come back with your shield ...

The object is "a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze Greek helmet, possibly linked to a Spartan warrior, offering a glimpse into the artistry and craftsmanship of ancient Greece," Ivan ...

Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women. For example, they could run the family farm. Spartan mothers told their sons before they left for battle, "Come back with your shield ...