The division of the population into distinct social classes varied across different city-states, kingdoms and polities in ...

As Netanyahu evokes "super-Sparta," Israel may be repeating the mistakes that left both city-states devastated after decades of war. On the eve of the Peloponnesian War in 432 BC, the wise king of ...

Sparta and Athens. Names recognizable across the globe. They were once the powerhouses of Ancient Greece, and it was the ...

In Ancient Greece, Athens was known for its philosophers, scientists, and theorists of democracy. Sparta was known for its military prowess, its bravery and its ability to defend itself against ...

Bagnall (The Punic Wars, 2005), a former British army chief of the general staff, completed this rigorous study of ancient Greece's 27-year civil war just before his death in 2002. A seminal event in ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great powers of Classical Greece. When in 431 bc the Peloponnesian War broke out, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: If the PLAN officers reflect the conventional outlook among China’s decision-makers—and there’s little reason to think otherwise—then protracted strategic competition ...

Sparta and Athens: History's wartime lessons for a modern-day Israel - analysis As Netanyahu evokes "super-Sparta," Israel may be repeating the mistakes that left both city-states devastated after ...