The Peloponnesian War is the name given to the long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 until 404 BC. The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

Even as Athens experienced a Golden Age, the conflict with Sparta largely brought about its political decline. The Peloponnesian War in which Athens fought Sparta began in 431 B.C. At the outset ...

Today's current affairs seem so mirrored in the past; the great events of long, long ago seem so similar to what’s happening today. Not events ...

The assembly responded by declaring war on Sparta. Pericles insisted that Athens would win the war by superior planning. To be successful the Athenians must abandon the surrounding land and ...

Nabis, the last king of Sparta, is often described as both a king and a tyrant, depending on the perspective and sources.

It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian War, from 431 to 404BC.

He wrote home to his wife Rebecca from the start of the American Civil War, when he left Athens to begin his training ... from the historic settlement of Sparta to The Homer Iliad newspaper ...

Sparta was a prominent city-state and dominant ... Achilles the Greek warrior & Achilles the Civil War soldier from Athens, ...

Ivan Krastev (Opinion, FT Weekend, December 21) notes the consequences of the fall of the Soviet Union and its impact on Europe. In his view, Europe responded to victory with a hubris that left it ...

It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian War, from 431 to 404BC.