Ancient Greek general Phocion, elected 45 times for his leadership, achieved major military triumphs but met a tragic end.

Athens and Sparta were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for ...

Greek Hoplites were heavy infantry soldiers, citizen-soldiers who equipped themselves when called to fight for the poleis or city-state.

In ancient times ... Girls weren't allowed to be soldiers, but they did compete against the boys at sport. Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women. For example, they could ...

The Battle of Tegyra in 375 B.C. proved that the legendary Spartan army could be defeated. A thousand Spartan soldiers, trained for combat from the age of 7, were returning from an expedition when ...

Little remains of the ancient ... Unlike Athens to the north, Sparta was famed for its austerity—its “spartan” character—was, and is, proverbial. A state run by an inflexible military ...

The ancient Greeks at war Learn about ancient Greek soldiers, the Spartan soldier state and read about famous Greek battles. What do we know about ancient Greek culture? Find out what ancient ...

This comprehensive book by internationally respected Australian scholar Dr Pritchard - the first such, involving a new theory about democracy and warmaking in ancient Athens - addresses the ...

Greece's Chalalampos Pitsolis won the 41st Athens Marathon on Sunday as he clocked 2:18:56 in the classic course from ...