Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little ...
The division of the population into distinct social classes varied across different city-states, kingdoms and polities in ancient Greece.
For thousands of years, Greeks have been divided among themselves. From civil wars during the 1821 Revolution and the early ...
Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance from Athens to Sparta and back -- not just from Marathon ...
Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is ...
The legend of Pheidippides running from Marathon to Athens to announce victory and collapsing may not be entirely accurate. There is evidence suggesting he was an ancient Greek courier who ran 153 ...
Sprawled across the southern tip of mainland Greece, the Peloponnese is a mountainous body of land with dramatic coastlines, ...
It’s now 30 years since Sky HISTORY first burst onto TV screens. How apt, then, that the number 30 has played a major part in quite a few historical ...
Sparta senior goalie Riley Molbury thought about last year’s disappointing loss in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament final every day since it occurred, and she was not about to let another ...