Ancient sparta

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Spartan men were famous for their brute strength and athleticism, but what of Spartan women?

The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Before its destruction in 226 BC, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 metres high. Picture by Flickrs elel_442.

Athenian hoplite

Ancient Sparta was a military city-state. Learn more about the Spartans and Messenians and the Messenian War.

Reviewing the work of scholars who have examined the Peloponnesian War gives grounds for questioning not only Thucydides’s purportedly dispassionate style, but also one of his most well-known conclusions: “The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Lacedaemon, made war i

Life in Ancient Sparta recreated by AI

Ancient Greek Military

The movie, 300, revolves around King Leonidas who leads 300 Spartans into battle against the Persian "God-King" Xerxes and his invading army of more than 300,000 soldiers. As a landscape photographer, I decided I wanted to feel and smell this place – capture it and give it a personal touch. I want to keep this moment in a wall art print when I get back home. Read the whole story here https://www.romanlbinder.com/blog/mystras-on-the-path-to-sparta-and-ancient-greece

'Acropolis Erechtheum Caryatids, Greece' (Ancient Greece, Sparta & Troy)

Ancient Sparta is one of the most well-known cities in Classical Greece. The Spartan society was known for its highly-skilled warriors, elitist administrators, and its reverence for stoicism, people today still look to the Spartans as model citizens in an idealist ancient society. Yet, as is often the case, many of the perceptions we have

Peloponnesian Wars - Sparta vs Athens