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4 days ago · The Battle of Leuctra in 371 BCE was fought in Boeotia, Greece, and made Thebes the leading military power among the Greek city-states, ending the long dominance of Sparta.
4 days ago · The Spartan. At the bottom of the painting can be read in Ancient Greek, Simonides’ epitaph: Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by That here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Image: Supplied
2 days ago · A Classical Spartan Warrior, Archaeological Museum of Sparta, author’s photo A Spartan peculiarity was that they had two kings ruling simultaneously. Despite the tensions this often caused, the tradition had been maintained since time immemorial. In the 240s this system led to two contrasting personalities ruling at the same time.
1 day ago · In Sparta, Queen Gorgo attempted to persuade the Spartan Council to reinforce the 300 Spartan soldiers making their last stand. Gorgo comes to Theron for help, having been allowed to make her plea to the Council, but Theron rapes her in exchange for his needed assistance, and the next day betrays her and attempts to defame her as an adultress ...
3 days ago · Explore this list of the top movies and shows like Spartacus, including Gods of the Arena, 300, The Tudors, and more -- as ranked by viewers.
18 hours ago · Alcibiades was born in Athens. The family of his father, Cleinias, [3] had old connections with the Spartan aristocracy through a relationship of xenia, and the name "Alcibiades" was of Spartan origin. [4] [5] Alcibiades' mother was Deinomache, the daughter of Megacles, head of the powerful Alcmaeonid family, and could trace her family back to ...
1 day ago · The Athenians and Spartans led the Greek resistance. About a tenth of the Greek city-states joined the 'Allied' effort; most remained neutral or submitted to Xerxes. The invasion began in spring 480 BC, when the Persian army crossed the Hellespont and marched through Thrace and Macedon to Thessaly.
