Sparta

A gripping sports documentary which follows four runners competing in a punishing 246-kilometre (152 mile) Greek road race will be screened next month in Melbourne. The Road to Sparta features the stories of those preparing for the race, which begins in...

Greek police have arrested three people in Sparta in connection with a significant find of ancient artifacts along with cash and firearms, it was reported on Tuesday. A 55-centimeter statue, lacking its head and an arm, is thought to be...

An 82-year-old senior citizen was injured, after she was attacked and robbed by two young Roma boys in her front yard. The attack took place in a village near Sparta on Wednesday and was recorded by the security camera of...

The first Spartan Race to be held in Sparta is taking place this weekend (November 4-5) in the legendary place where it got its name from. The event is met with enthusiasm by locals as more than 2,000 athletes from...

Lithuanian runner Aleksandr Sorokin won the 35th edition of Spartathlon, one of the most challenging and historical ultra-marathon races, in Sparta on Saturday. Sorokin, 36, touched the feet of the statue of ancient Spartan King Leonidas in the center of...

On Monday, a new highway which will connect Lefktro and Sparta in the Peloponnese, will be inaugurated. The opening ceremony of the "Morea" highway will take place in the afternoon, along with the presence of Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis...

Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the lost city of Kane, the site of the epic sea battle of Arginusae, which saw Athens crush Sparta in 406 BC. Archaeologists weren’t exactly sure where this island was located, until now. An...

Archaeological excavations, carried out since 2009 at the 3.5 hectares site of Aghios Vassilios Hill near the village of Xirokambi on the Sparta plain, unearthed the remains of a Mycenaean palace, Linear B tablets and seals, fragments of wall paintings and bronze...

The battle of Thermopylae and the valiant fight of 300 intrepid Spartans under the guidance of warrior King Leonidas against 10,000 Persian elite soldiers is one of the greatest moments of Ancient Greece's history and provided great tales of...

During the yearly meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, a team of researchers claimed that the attic of the millennia-old Greek temple of Parthenon might have been the ideal place for Athenians to hide their vast cash reserves around 434 BC. After all, nobody would...