If there was any Greek state that could stand toe-to-toe with Sparta on the battlefield, it was Thebes, mythical home of Oedipus and bad-boy of Greece for taking the side of the Persians in 480.

In the Mani region of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, one finds the village of Neochori, where locals proudly claim they ...

The ancient Greek city-state of Thebes had been under Spartan occupation for three years when a group of Theban exiles stormed the citadel in 379 B.C. and retook the city.

Spartan spear, from The Greeks documentary The armistice of 423 lasted for a year before its terms expired. The Athenians then tried to retake one of their former colonies, ...

For example, Sparta might face an existential threat, prompting its participation in the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C., which effectively ended all Persian attempts to invade the Greek lands. At ...

The situation of Spartan women was certainly unique in Greek society at the time. They had the right to own property, receive an elementary education, leave the house, and have a certain say in ...