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

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

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 ...

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

Lloyd’s debut novel tells the story of ancient Sparta in its proud splendor and fading power. The novel centers on Sparta’s most famous king, Agesilaos II, who ruled from about 404 to the late ...

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 ...

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.

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.