It was the year 467 BC when an enraged woman approached the door of the Temple of Athena Chalkioikos in Sparta and placed a ...

But 300 didn't just spring to life on the big-screen. For its origins as a cinematic adventure which looks and sounds the way it does, we have to go back, not necessarily all the way to Ancient Sparta ...

Just as the king of Sparta rallied his Greek allies to sail on Troy to recapture Helen, the Spartan Queen, from her scurrilous kidnapper, Prince Paris of Troy, Dorian warriors descended upon the ...

In our most recent session, we discussed the account where two strangers show up unannounced at the door of Menelaus, the king of Sparta. One of the strangers is the son of his dear friend ...

Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m. Knights of Sparta embraces the warrior spirit of Mardi Gras. Paradegoers can expect a spectacular signature float, a mule-drawn king’s float, traditional flambeau ...

Each year the ephors, or magistrates, chose the 300 best hoplites in Sparta to become the hippeis—elite soldiers who formed the king’s private guard. Known as a hoplon—from which is derived ...

Helen is the wife of Menelaus - King of Sparta - and he musters an army led by his brother Agamemnon to sail to Troy to take Helen back. The war lasts for 10 long years, during which time the main ...