Sparta—once a dominant military power in ancient Greece,collapsed not from conquest, but from deep internal weaknesses. In this video, we explore why one of history’s most feared warrior societies ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Interventionism and military adventures abroad in the name of freedom did not merely weaken Sparta’s position in the wider Greek world. It also led to the collapse of Sparta itself, at least as ...

Alamy/ACI In the same vein, various ancient philosophers and orators presented Sparta as a model of harmony and stability, in contrast to the constant uprisings experienced by other Greek cities.

The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Sparta and Athens. Load Map What is the travel distance between Athens, Greece and Sparta, Greece? How many miles is it from ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Those who study Greek mythology may have noticed similarities between towns like Homer, Castor, Alexandria, Athens, Eros, Sparta, Urania and Arcadia, Louisiana ...