Antiquity

The rivalry between Sparta and Athens and the Peloponnesian War that was the result of that rivalry is widely known. But what made Sparta and Athens, both were allies during…

When we think of Sparta we immediately think of a rigid militaristic system without any space for the fine arts. But was Sparta really always that militaristic and what made…

The expansion of Rome from a small city on the banks of the Tiber river to a global power impressed people throughout history. But how did that expansion affect the…