The super-warrior myth—most recently bolstered ... After one particularly tense standoff, he won the central Greek city of Megara to Sparta’s cause, then marched north, cleverly outmaneuvering ...

Sparta’s battle methods were similar to those employed elsewhere in the Greek-speaking world. Hoplite warriors formed phalanxes, which advanced in lockstep. The front row presented a barrier of ...

This is not Sparta. A Long Island school district is being sued over claims its new mascot, a Spartan, is “a symbol of white supremacy.” William King Moss III, a parent and Suffolk County NAACP leader ...

Famous quotes and anecdotes associated with the Spartans: Herodotus reports that just before the Battle of Thermoplyae, a Spartan warrior named Dienekes was told that the Persian archers could ...