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The battle of Leuctra, 371 BC ⚔️ How did Sparta lose its military power?

Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military ...
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THE SPARTANS: The World of the Warrior-Heroes of Ancient Greece, from Utopia to Crisis and Collapse

Legendary for their ferocious combat skills, the Spartans built a warrior culture in ancient Greece unsurpassed for its courage and military prowess. Eminent historian Cartledge (Spartan Reflections) ...
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The Peloponnesian War: Athens, Sparta and the Struggle for Greece

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 ...
Greek Reporter

When Power Beats Right: Thucydides’ Ancient Warning for Today

The Melian Dialogue is Thucydides’ account of the conflict between Athens and Melos, and the moral dilemma of whether "might ...
Greek Reporter

Who Was Considered Greek in Ancient Greece?

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece’ Review: Mythic Roots

If you imagine yourself in ancient Greece, it is probably in one of the two principal cities (or city-states), democratic, fractious, philosophy-loving Athens, or oligarchic, disciplined, ...
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The Spartans : the world of the warrior-heroes of ancient Greece, from utopia to crisis and collapse / Paul Cartledge

Accompanies the PBS series The Spartans. Originally published as The Spartans: an epic history / London, 4 Books, 2002. pt. 1. 'Go, tell the Spartans' -- 1. Under the sign of Lycurgus -- 2. Sparta in ...