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90Sparta and Athens
The two superpowers of ancient Greece were the city states of Sparta and Athens. How did they prosper? Surprisingly, extremely different ways. Athens had rich art and culture, while Sparta was training the toughest warriors in Greece. As time passed...
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91The Peloponnesian War
The Golden Age of Athens should have helped Greece. It should have made Greece a superpower of the ancient world but instead it brought the downfall of Greece. During the golden age Athens had prospered. Athens had enriched their culture and...
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87Ancient Sparta - The Real History of the Spartans
THE ANCIENT SPARTANS Ancient Sparta is a name that everybody knows and recognises. The bravery of Leonidas and the 300 are the heroic basis of myriad Hollywood blockbusters. The betrayal of Menelaos, by beautiful Helen of Troy, is enshrined...
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86Roman and Greek Architectural Sculpture
In the Ancient Mediterranean World the Romans and the Greeks approached architectural decoration and sculpture according to the messages each civilization desired to relay. The messages varied and artists produced...
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84The 300 warriors of Sparta
The story of how the Sparta warriors held off the Persian army that was over 1000 times their size.
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83Battle of Thermopylae and the Persian Wars
The Battle of Thermopylae and King Leonidas' last stand with the legendary 300 Spartans.
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82Military History: Sparta v Athens
Around 2,500 years ago, the massive Persian Army came from the East to enslave the independant cities of Greece and threaten the very existence of Western civilisation. Forced with overwhelming odds, Sparta and Athens would lead a fierce resistence...
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82Atlantis the Lost City-A Lesson From Plato
Has the lost city of Atlantis been found? Someone claims to have found Atlantis using Google Earth. Plato, the great Greek scholar, seems to think Atlantis is real. What do you think?
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78Greek Heroes
The Greek mythology is full of heroic tales and legends. The Ancient Greek heroes have inspired generations and their stories are still narrated and followed. Although the Greek mythology has an ample amount of heroic characters, ten of the...
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78What if the Persian Empire of King Xerxes had conquered Greece?
Had the combined Greek force not stood at the Hot Gates to draw a line in the sand against the Persian invasion. What would have happened if they did not stand?
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