#ancient-greek

My Ancient Greek Good Luck Coin!

source When Aristodemos returned later, all honor was denied to him, no one shared the fire or talked to him anymore and because of his failure he was thanked henceforth with Aristodemos the coward. The

source The Persians could not develop their numerical superiority at the Thermopylae narrow pass. The Spartans fought in shifts, hurled the barrier at the enemy in protection of their shield wall and fended

source Here, where the mountains rose from the coast, a hot sulphur spring sprang up. As time went by, the sea ebbed and released a plateau that was almost a mile long. At times of Aristodemos, Thermopylae

source At seven Aristodemos was admitted to the state school, the Agoge. From now on his life was dedicated to war. The young ones learned to read and write only as much as it seemed appropriate, the rest

source Not much tales of the most powerful state in ancient greece have survived. According to the legends, Sparta was not protected by its walls but by its warriors. The well fortified city was surrounded