Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the region of Laconia, in the Peloponnese. It was known for its military prowess, as its soldiers were considered to be among the best in the ancient ...

Riding a bike without training wheels. Scaling a climbing wall. Doing a headstand. All were activities 19-year-old Alex Gaunky of Sparta, Wis., feared at different points of his life. And failed at ...

Many self-professed champions of freedom throughout the centuries have looked to ancient Sparta as an inspiration. The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae in ...

With some Western governments restricting weapons transfers to Israel, the country must adopt a “super Sparta” mentality in the face of increasing isolation, summoning the famed self-reliance and ...

Northwest Area High School students in Mr. Hanadel’s second-period World Cultures class recently participated in a hands-on educational experience role playing as Spartan soldiers. By donning shields ...

What strikes one first about 300, a Zack Snyder 2006 American film, is that it is a big display of machismo. All of the characters in the entourage of Leonidas, the Spartan king, are chiselled, ...