The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

During the rapid degradation of Greece which followed the Peloponnesian war, we find the most singular and startling resemblances to occurrences of the present day.

According to some ancient sources, the war began in 710 BC and spread throughout much of Greece, with many other city-states aligning with one side or the other. The Lelantine War would have thus been ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states. ... Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian War, from 431 to 404BC.

Sparta’s fear. The first Peloponnesian War lasted 27 years, 431 – 404 BCE. Athens and Sparta, the two most famous cities of the ancient Greek world, were the chief adversaries.

Historian Thucydides marks the beginnings of the Peloponnesian War with the tenure of Chrysis, a priestess of the goddess Hera at Argos around 423 B.C., alongside the names of contemporary ...

If you’re not familiar with Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) you may not know about this ancient ...

A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this ... even though Corinth and Athens were enemies during the Peloponnesian War between 431 and 404 B.C. ...