The team looked for an explanation as to why the myth involved a seventh bright star, visible to the naked eye. Running ...

Explore the unique social and sexual freedoms of Spartan women, their roles in society, marriage customs, and the practice of ...

In a striking new analysis from the acclaimed Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series, readers are invited to explore the lesser-known, yet critically important, oligarchic structure of ancient Corinth.

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...

Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military ...

An archaeological treasure of exceptional richness and diversity discovered near the town of Ártánd, in eastern Hungary, most ...

Was Lycurgus of Sparta involved in the founding of the Olympic Games, as ancient Greek tradition claims? What does the ...

In any event, Perdiccas and his brothers arrived in another part of Macedon and settled close to a site called the “Garden of Midas.” Perdiccas is recognized as the founder of the Argead dynasty, and ...

The teaching of the “classics” – primarily the ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome – may be fading from universities, but interest remains high among publishers and readers. This is largely ...

Popular culture has mythologised The Spartans as militaristic warriors but how much of what we think we know is actually true ...