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An interview with Cambridge’s Dr. Paul Cartledge on his upcoming biography, ‘Pericles: Statesman, Demagogue, Eccentric.’
The ancient Peloponnese endured three Messenian Wars over a period of 200 years, but when exactly did they happen, and where do they sit in Greek history?
Before Athens became a democracy, it had some of ancient Greece’s harshest laws. The Draconian laws of Draco have become synonymous with archaic severity.
The Ancient Greeks were nearly constantly at war, between themselves and with external threats such as Persia and Macedon. They produced many capable military commanders.
Ancient Greece was not a single entity, but rather a collection of independent city-states, each with unique history, identity, and achievements. Discover the 10 most important.
The term “Persian Empire” often brings to mind the empire of Xerxes that invaded Greece, but the Persian Empire transformed over the course of a millennium.
Ancient Sparta was a diarchy, with two kings sharing rule of the military state. Despite limits to their power, many Spartan kings made their mark on history.
Could the legendary city of Atlantis have been located in the Eye of the Sahara desert? What is the evidence for the popular theory?
