One of the most memorable images by Greek historian Herodotus depicts Persian King Xerxes ordering the sea to be punished ...
Little did Leonidas know that over 2,500 years later, "Molon Lave" would be used as a global marketing tool -from weapons to ...
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Before Thermopylae, how Sparta became a war state, from Lycurgus to the helots and the shadow of Persia
Long before Xerxes reached Thermopylae, Persia’s kings were already asking a dangerous question, who are the Spartans. This chapter traces the origins of Spartan power, Lycurgus’ half-mythic ...
This two-foot-tall basalt statue depicts Udjahorresnet, an Egyptian courtier who held high positions under the final two pharaohs of the 26th Dynasty (664–526 B.C.) and the first two pharaohs of the ...
After the stunning victory at Salamis, Themistocles received a wreath of olive leaves in acknowledgement of his brilliance. A vote to decide who should receive the award for achieving the victory fell ...
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