Pausanias finds Thermopylae preserved as a monument and a message, even as Sparta itself has become a Roman tourist stop and a fading memory. This chapter follows how Herodotus tied the 300 to the ...

With some Western governments restricting weapons transfers to Israel, the country must adopt a “super Sparta” mentality in the face of increasing isolation, summoning the famed self-reliance and ...

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