Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece, but the impact of its unique culture is impossible to ignore.

While ancient Greece didn't have a police force in the same way we think of them today, they did have systems for enforcing ...

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 League of Corinth was an initiative of King Philip II of Macedon to unite all Greek city-states against the Persian ...