Laconic Greek, the dialect once spoken by the ancient Spartans, is one of the most fascinating examples of linguistic ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece, but the impact of its unique culture is impossible to ignore.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states.

The settlement was near Homer, Athens, Arcadia, Sparta, Antioch, where Pat Garrett was growing up, and several other communities with ancient Greek names. This castor oil was manufactured in 1937.

The Battle of Tegyra in 375 B.C. proved that the legendary Spartan army could be defeated. A thousand Spartan soldiers, trained for combat from the age of 7, were returning from an expedition when ...