Ancient city The ruins of Megiddo are now in a national park about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Haifa. Megiddo was a strategically important city at a crossroads on trade and military ...

Life in ancient Greece revolved around city-states, or poleis, each with its own identity. Athens stood as a beacon of democracy and learning, while Sparta was defined by military strength and ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...

Credit: Stavros CC BY 2.0 Imagine the warriors of Greece’s Sparta, once the most feared soldiers in the ancient world, reduced to performing for crowds of Roman tourists. This isn’t fiction—it’s the ...

Ancient Greece gave us many things, from mythology to democracy by way of the Olympics, but if I recall my (very) old primary-school project correctly, one thing Archimedes and pals never got ...

Load Map What is the travel distance between Sparta, Greece and Athens, Greece? How many miles is it from Athens to Sparta. 95 miles / 152.89 km is the flight distance between these two places. Use ...

Load Map What is the travel distance between Sparta, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey? How many miles is it from Istanbul to Sparta. 443 miles / 712.94 km is the flight distance between these two places.

Tianna Williams is Wallpaper*s staff writer. Before joining the team in 2023, she contributed to BBC Wales, SurfGirl Magazine, Parisian Vibe, The Rakish Gent, and Country Life, with work spanning from ...

The wellness centre is rooted in Japan's ancient onsen bathing tradition and blends Japanese ... calls itself the first destination spa in Greece. Spanning a total area of 3,000 sq m, the four-level ...