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Gorgo, the Wise Queen of Sparta
Queen Gorgo of Sparta, known for her intelligence and strength, shaped Spartan history through key actions and her influential role.
I Study Ancient Sparta. There’s One Major Thing Its Contemporary Fans Are Missing.
Sparta’s famous militarism was inseparable ... ritual murder as part of a Spartan coming-of-age ceremony. Thucydides, an ...
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Bred for Battle—Understanding Ancient Sparta’s Military Machine
Even as Athens experienced a Golden Age, the conflict with Sparta largely brought about its political decline. The Peloponnesian War in which Athens fought Sparta began in 431 B.C. At the outset ...
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Parthenians: Sparta’s Illegitimate War Children
The Parthenians, illegitimate children of Sparta's women born during war, became the founders of the esteemed Greek colony of ...