An earthquake in Sparta in the year 464 BCE started a series of events which ultimately led to the Peloponnesian War.

The ancient world was shaped not only by empires and monuments but by the strange and symbolic rituals that people believed kept their worlds in balance. Across continents, civilisations practised ...

Cinadon’s conspiracy and attempted coup reveal deep social tensions in ancient Sparta and a swift, disciplined response to ...

Sparta’s rigid social system, reliance on a shrinking warrior elite, and fear-driven control over a vast population of helots (enslaved people) led to long-term instability.

William King Moss III said the Brentwood Union Free School District’s choice of the Spartan as its new mascot is offensive to both women and Indigenous people.

A Long Island, NY school district faces a lawsuit over its new Spartan mascot, deemed "racially problematic." The previous Native American-themed mascot was banned.

A leader of a Suffolk County chapter of the NAACP has sued the Brentwood Union Free School District over its new sports team mascot, the Spartans, which he says is "racially problematic" and ...

The situation seemed settled. However, for Athens, it was important to get rid of this man who could hinder its rise to hegemony in Greece, while in Sparta, rumors spread that Pausanias was planning ...

Meanwhile, 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, 400 Thebans, 900 helots (Spartan slaves), and 1000 Phocians refused to leave the battle. In fact, it was not 300 Spartans who fought against 100 thousand ...

In ancient Sparta, the Helots formed a subjugated population primarily responsible for agricultural and domestic labour. Originating mainly from conquered regions like Messenia, the Helots were ...

The ancient Spartans were renowned for their military prowess and rigorous training regimes, which began at a young age. One of the more brutal practices involved training dogs to attack the Helots, ...

The Helots belonged to the state and not to individual families. However, the Helots outnumbered the Spartans 7 to 1, and because of this, the Spartans had regular routines to keep the Helots ‘in ...