Sparta was unique among the Greek city-states because of the rigid program of military indoctrination it instilled in its citizens. Legend dates the founding of the city to Mycenean times, when ...

Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member 'council of elders' limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class, the ...

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This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Watch highlights as Sparta Prague beat Malmo 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off. Follow the Champions League on BBC Sport. Available to UK users only. Sparta dominate Malmo in ...

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Denzel Dumfries scored the winning goal against his former club as Heerenveen overcame Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.The 21-year-old defender, who came through the ranks at ...

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Sparta Prague made a strong return to the Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over RB Salzburg in their first game in Europe's top club competition in 19 years.

SPARTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance made a return to West Michigan on Tuesday, this time in Sparta. Vance spoke before a crowd just across M-37 from Sparta ...

These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a long war, called the Peloponnesian War, from 431 to 404BC. Only the threat of invasion by a foreign enemy made ...