Ancient Greek clothing played a fundamental role in defining people’s standing and personalities, shaping their fashion ...

Kyniska was a Spartan princess, daughter of King Archidamus II. She went down in history after becoming the first woman to ...

The great mass of waters killed many thousands of people by drowning … the lifeless bodies of shipwrecked persons lay ...

The ruined city of Mystras on the Peloponnese is a stop on almost every cultural tour of Greece, but it can also be explored independently by car or public bus. TRAVELBOOK provides an overview. The ...

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 ...

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.

To consider the dangers in America's future, let's go back more than 2,000 years to ancient Greece. Sparta was the established power, but Athens was rising fast.