In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...

Every Spartan soldier carried his own weapons ... 400s B.C. In previous centuries Greek warriors had worn very thick, heavy armor, much of which, by the classical period, had been largely ...

Spartan soldiers wore red cloaks, so bloodstains wouldn't show up. They also grew their hair long and would comb it before going into battle. Fighting wars was what the Spartans did best.

Under instructions from the Spartan king, Cleomenes, the first task of the new government was to banish Cleisthenes' most powerful allies. Altogether over 700 households were brutally cast out of ...

Spartan soldiers wore red cloaks, so bloodstains wouldn't show up. They also grew their hair long and would comb it before going into battle. Fighting wars was what the Spartans did best.