Historian John Dayton PhD from Brown University, adds another reason for the lack of defensive walls in ancient Sparta: “The reason Sparta did not have many vast fortifications or buildings was due to ...

The classics department hosted Dartmouth College’s Professor Paul Christesen to present his research into the origins and ...

In ancient Greece, Sparta was unique in having a dual kingship – two kings from different clans, the Agiads and the Eurypontids, reigning simultaneously. The institution was already well-developed by ...

Like Archimedes notably stated, “Give me a lever long enough, and I will move the Earth,” an innovation, inspired by the principle, is ready to transform the renewable energy world. In this context, ...

Emerald’s lush green has soothed souls and excited imaginations since antiquity. Its name comes from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” Rome’s Pliny the Elder described emerald in his ...