An earthquake in Sparta in the year 464 BCE started a series of events which ultimately led to the Peloponnesian War.

S pa rta’s check of imperial Athens in the inconclusive so-called First Peloponnesian War (460–445 B.C.) foreshadowed a remarkable subsequent twenty-eight-year growth in Lacedaemonian power and ...

In the Mani region of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, one finds the village of Neochori, where locals proudly claim they ...

Athens and Sparta were both powerful Greek city-states but their values, systems, and ambitions clashed violently. This video explores how deep-rooted ideological differences, rising tensions, and ...

The Peloponnese in Greece is home to historic ruins such as Olympia and Sparta. It also has pristine beaches and family-friendly resorts.

Sparta can teach us how to rethink liberal democracy. ... It’s no insignificant fact that when Sparta won the bloody Peloponnesian War, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Victor Davis Hanson’s latest book, A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War has recently been released by Random House. This week ...

From Sparta's military might to the finesse of Corinth's walls, Amar Grover discovers the rich history and rugged beauty of Greece's Peloponnese coast ...