Peloponnesian War

No other ancient historian the likes of Thucydides has ever written a book as insightful on the mechanisms and morals of war as History of the Peloponnesian War. The history of the armed conflict between ancient Greece's most emblematic city-states,...

Ancient Athens had its own "Great Wall" like China's that started from Mount Aigaleo and reached Parnitha Mountain, built to stop raids during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC). The great stone structure that is 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) long connects...

Whether between Greek city-states or against external powers such as Persia, ancient Greece was a hotbed for war and the exercising of power. Yet, among the clatter of swords and shields in warfare, there still existed certain laws. Perhaps the...

Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western civilization. These battles ranged from repelling foreign invasions and preserving Greek independence to expanding Macedonian power and transforming the political landscape of the Greek...

The Aetolians were an ancient Greek tribe of hardened hillmen that managed to defeat the mighty army of Alexander the Great

The thirty tyrants of ancient Athens were only in power for eight months but still managed to kill five percent of the city's population after the Peloponnesian war. The oligarchy that briefly ruled Athens from 405 BC to 404 BC,...

Alcibiades was a gifted politician and general, but, due to his unscrupulous behavior, he is remembered as a traitor to Athens for defecting to Sparta during the Peloponnesian War. He was one of the most divisive personalities of Classical...

Athens and Sparta in ancient times were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for Greece and the World

Thucydides' historical account, History of the Peloponnesian War, is considered a classic, as well as being one of the earliest known history books.

Slavery in Ancient Greece was acceptable and common, as in most organized societies of the time, yet with differences between city states