Despite being rivals, many Athenians admired the government, clothing, and austerity of the Spartans. Falling prey to ...

Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member 'council of elders' limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class, the ...

With its oligarchic government, composed of the ephors, the Gerousia, and the two kings, Sparta’s government was an outlier ...

In ancient Greece, music education was as important as philosophy in cultivating young people's souls, perceiving both ...

There’s also of course Sparta, the town famous for its soldiers, said to be direct descendants of Hercules. You can visit the ...

Ancient Greeks seem to have invented everything we use today: theater, Olympic games, philosophy, and yo-yos. We at Bright ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

Oligarchic Sparta was famous for its social stratification, strict military discipline, and battlefield prowess. The two ancient Greek cities were thought, not least by one another, to stand for ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a ...

Denzel Dumfries scored the winning goal against his former club as Heerenveen overcame Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.The 21-year-old defender, who came through the ranks at ...

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