What was the origin of Sparta, one of the most significant city-states in Greek history? This article examines the legends ...

The rise and fall of ancient Greece’s most formidable warrior society - Sparta. Today, we trace the rise and fall of ancient ...

Paul Cartledge, in “Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece,” puts the city back on the cultural map, and makes a case for the Theban general Epaminondas as the Nelson of his day.

SPARTA, Greece, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- On Tuesday, Greece's culture ministry announced the discovery of an ancient Mycenaean palace near Sparta. The palatial remnants were unearthed at the ...

Conergy is building its next 500 kilowatt solar power plant in Molai in the Greek province of Laconia, just a few kilometres south of the famous ancient city of Sparta on the Peloponnese peninsula.