Luisa Ricciarini / Bridgeman Images Actually, Spartans could be as cowardly and corrupt, as likely to surrender or flee, as any other ancient Greeks. The super-warrior myth—most recently ...

Some ancient Greeks believed that Spartan men were ... The Lacedaemonian cavalry was poor because good Spartan warriors still insisted on serving as hoplites [infantrymen]," he writes.

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region ... world in the 400s B.C. In previous centuries Greek warriors had worn very thick, heavy armor, much of which ...

Ancient Greece is known for its mythology, which enshrined tales of mighty warriors, here are the finest that Greek mythology ...

Almost three thousand years ago, Greece ... any Spartan DNA samples have been long lost, for the local population history is enough to justify that claim. Strong similarities between the ancient ...

'This mystery exercise, used by wrestlers like Milo and gladiators like Spartacus, was ditch digging. Digging with a shovel was seen as one of the best ways to build upper-body strength in Ancient ...

This bronze figurine of a Spartan warrior ... ancient philosophers and orators presented Sparta as a model of harmony and stability, in contrast to the constant uprisings experienced by other ...

Ancient Greek Spartans were known for their military might ... Recent popular culture has portrayed them as the ultimate fearless warriors, especially ‘the 300’ Spartans who fought to the ...

The iconic city-state may have fallen nearly 2,400 years ago, but today, 2,000 people still speak the language of these ancient warriors ... of ancient Sparta, the iconic Greek city-state ...