ancient Sparta

"It is remarkable that Sparta had no walls when all the other cities did," Elon Musk recently in response to a user's image of a Spartan warrior. Spartans of the Archaic and Classical periods took pride in not having walls...

The Spartans were renowned for being exceptionally fierce warriors (as famously depicted in the film 300). As can be expected, growing up as a Spartan was not always easy. Supposedly, according to some sources, the Spartans were so focused...

The 18th of April is the International Monuments and Sites Day, and these are the top Greek archaeological sites you must visit! However, with a history as rich and expansive as that of Greece, it is no surprise that there...

In ancient Greece, Sparta was famous for two things: the bravery of its warriors in battle and its atrocious food, says chef Max Miller who prepared the infamous black broth or melas zomos. During the communal daily meal, bread, called...

Athenaeus of Naucratis in his famous work Deipnosophistae stated sarcastically that the fault of the decline of Sparta lay with its cooks, who, because of the influence of the Roman Empire, lost the ability to prepare the traditional recipes...

Spartan society was very different from the rest in Greece, an example was the absence of walls, the city was protected only by its soldiers.

The Battle of Thermopylae and the fight of 300 Spartans against 10,000 elite Persian soldiers is a magnificent moment in Greece's history.

Curious Kids, a website that posts inquiries made by the most curious of minds—those of children—recently found themselves answering a question posted by a young reader who wanted an expert to answer his question: “Who were the Spartans?” It is...

The long and (mostly) illustrious history of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta defines the word "legendary."

Life in ancient Athens and Sparta, although both in Greece, was so different that the city-states seem completely foreign to each other.