Tag Archives: Sparta

The History of the Messenian Wars

By Edward Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The Messenian Wars, which took place between Sparta and Messenia in the 8th century BC, were very crucial in the rise of Spartan society. Victory in the Messenian Wars was important in the history of Sparta, and by extension, in the history of Ancient Greece as a whole.

Written on November 12, 2019 at 5:15 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Alchemnes, Ancient Greek Military History, Euphaes, Messenian War, Messenians, Mount Ithome, Sparta

Alcibiades: A Lion and a Fox

Written by Brendan Heard, Author of the Decline and Fall of Western Art When I was about twenty five years of age, I read Plutarch’s Lives. I did so because I came across it in a used book shop, and it had a nice leather bound cover, and because it seemed to be a history of the

Written on November 8, 2019 at 9:43 am, by Brendan Heard

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Categories: Leaders

Tags: Alcibiades, Athens, Lysander, Peloponessian War, Plutarch, plutarch's lives, socrates, Sparta

The Darkest Depths of Human Nature: Three Examples From the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides, the ancient Greek historian and general, is most famous for his narrative of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC). The war was a struggle between Athens and Sparta and led to all-out war between the Greek city states as they sided with one or the other. Thucydides documented not only the military and political decisions

Written on October 4, 2019 at 9:20 am, by Alex Barrientos

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Categories: History, Military History

Tags: Ancient Warfare, Athens, History of the Peloponnesian War, Peloponessian War, Sparta, Thucydides

Athens

Athens and Sparta were two of the most influential city-states in the ancient world. They both held sway over the history of ancient Greece and to this day have spawned much comparison and analysis. And as we wrote in a previous article, Sparta was known for their militaristic civilization and for their affinity for war. Conversely,

Written on July 19, 2019 at 9:01 am, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Places

Tags: Ancient Athens, Ancient Greek Women, pericles, socrates, Sparta, Themistocles

Athens First

By Van Bryan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Recently, your editor asked a question… Is nationalism “good”? How interesting, we thought to ourselves. Immediately, hand went to chin. We furrowed our eyebrows in earnest ponderance. Some questions stay with you, dear reader. Like a sore on the roof of your mouth that would go away if

Written on July 1, 2019 at 1:50 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Athens, Edith Hall, Funeral Oration, Leonidas, Myths, Nationalism, Peloponnesian war, pericles, Plato, Sparta, The Republic, Yuval Noah Harari

Sparta Vs. Athens

By Van Bryan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom SPARTA Sparta, also known by its ancient name Lacedaemon in honor of their legendary founder, is often considered to have been the most dominant military presence in ancient Greece. Their infantry soldiers were said to have been among the most skilled and fearsome warriors of the ancient world.

Written on February 19, 2019 at 5:31 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Places

Tags: Aeschylus, Athens, Battle of Arginusae, Battle of Salamis, City-states, Diogenes, minotaur, Peloponnesian war, Plato, socrates, Sophocles, Sparta, Themistocles, Thermopylae