The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...

A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.

The Spartans, one of ancient Greece’s most formidable city-states, believed they were direct descendants of Heracles, also known as Hercules in Roman mythology. Heracles was a demigod famed for his ...

Persians, Spartans, Leonidas, Xerxes, Ephialtes… Everyone has heard these names and can place them—more or less—in the 5th century BCE, when the Battle of Thermopylae took place. It was one of the key ...

Sixteen years into the Peloponnesian War, the devastating conflict between the Athenian and Spartan empires during the fifth ...

It was the year 467 BC when an enraged woman approached the door of the Temple of Athena Chalkioikos in Sparta and placed a ...

But 300 didn't just spring to life on the big-screen. For its origins as a cinematic adventure which looks and sounds the way ...

He also has students compete in classroom Olympics while studying ancient Greece, and has a yearlong Ultimate Warrior competition, during which students compete in challenges as they learn about the ...

Professor Alice Roberts takes to the railways of Greece and Turkey as she learns about ancient Greek civilisation, which has had a powerful effect on modern life. In the northern Greek city of ...

So far, it's been a great weekend for Michigan State basketball. The Spartans picked up a monster victory over rival Michigan on the road on Friday night to take first place in the Big Ten. That win ...

The No. 14 Michigan State Spartans made a statement on the road against the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans’ guard play was a key reason for their impressive 75-62 victory. Spartan ...