Athens and Sparta represented for classical thinkers distinct and opposing regimes. Democratic Athens took pride in its freedom, openness, and accomplishments in the arts and philosophy. Oligarchic ...

In 431BC, at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, the Corinthians were in a predicament. Geopolitically stranded between the two superpowers, they feared for their ...

Nicias was a complex figure of classical Greek history, a great general with superb diplomatic skills who managed to achieve ...

Faced with increasing pressure from much of the world over Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and the sprawling humanitarian disaster that resulted, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invoked a ...