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Spartan hoplite driving a spear through a Persian soldier's armour in close combat

Sparta: The Complete History of Ancient Greece'...

Sparta terrified the ancient Mediterranean for three centuries and left almost nothing behind to prove it. No grand temples. No marble theatres. Just a reputation so large it outlasted the...

Sparta: The Complete History of Ancient Greece'...

Sparta terrified the ancient Mediterranean for three centuries and left almost nothing behind to prove it. No grand temples. No marble theatres. Just a reputation so large it outlasted the...

A bronze hand mirror and a javelin crossed on a stone bench

Spartan Women: The Most Powerful Women in Greece

They owned 40 per cent of the land. They trained with javelin and discus. They told their sons to come home with their shields or on them. Spartan women were...

Spartan Women: The Most Powerful Women in Greece

They owned 40 per cent of the land. They trained with javelin and discus. They told their sons to come home with their shields or on them. Spartan women were...

A single red cloak hanging on a stone wall beside worn sandals and a wooden training sword

The Spartan Agoge: How Sparta Trained Its Warriors

Boys entered at seven. They left at thirty. In between, the Spartan agoge stripped away everything that made them individuals and replaced it with the most disciplined fighting force the...

The Spartan Agoge: How Sparta Trained Its Warriors

Boys entered at seven. They left at thirty. In between, the Spartan agoge stripped away everything that made them individuals and replaced it with the most disciplined fighting force the...

Two ancient Greek shields bearing a Spartan lambda and an Athenian owl lying on a battlefield

Sparta vs Athens: Two Cities, Two Civilisations

Ancient Sparta and Athens shared a language, a religion, and a coastline. They agreed on almost nothing else. One built the world's first democracy - the other built the ancient...

Sparta vs Athens: Two Cities, Two Civilisations

Ancient Sparta and Athens shared a language, a religion, and a coastline. They agreed on almost nothing else. One built the world's first democracy - the other built the ancient...