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 ...

In 433 BC, when Athens signed a treaty of mutual protection with Corcyra (modern-day Corfu) - one of the few other city-states with a major navy of its own - Sparta and its allies interpreted the ...

In addition to creating healthier urban ecosystems, the integration of green open space and recreational facilities into modern cities facilitates more active lifestyles ... Even large cities can ...

Perhaps a better question to ask this week is whether this entity has become, as Hannah Arendt presciently predicted in 1944 it would indeed become, a “modern-day Sparta”, much like its ...

Sparta and Athens fought a long war ... Their biggest enemy were the Persians, who came from an area around modern day Iran. The Persian kings tried to conquer Greece a few times but the Greeks ...

Modern Day Marine is co-sponsored by Marine Corps Base, Quantico, the Exposition's home base. MCB Quantico, home to the Combat Development Command and the Marine Corps Systems Command, is ...

At the end of the day the soldiers would sing hymns and ... commemorated here in a statue in the modern city of Sparta in Greece. Despite their frightening reputation, the Spartan army was very ...

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Modern parallels: A split image juxtaposing ancient Athens and Sparta with modern-day representations of the US and China, illustrating the ongoing relevance of the Thucydides Trap in contemporary ...