This era witnessed the rise of city-states like Athens and Sparta, the establishment of democratic institutions, and advancements in philosophy, arts, and sciences, with figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle...Image of Athens during Ottoman rule.
According to Herodotus, the ancient historian, Pheidippides (or a similar professional runner, known as a hemerodromos, or day-long runner) was actually sent from Athens to Sparta, a journey of around ...
Palestinians are today’s Helots to Israel’s Sparta, condemned to be trampled on ... Among the earliest examples are the famed city states of Sparta and Athens in ancient Greece ... The Palestinians today are the Helots to Israel’s Sparta.
Athens, with its growing empire and naval supremacy, posed a threat to Sparta’s dominance. Sparta, fearful of Athenian power and the spread of democracy, sought to curtail Athens’ influence.
It hastened the onset of the end of the Pax Romana and the ease with which the Roman Empire collapsed.Plague of Athens (430 BC)The Athenian Plague had occurred in the second year of the Athens-Sparta conflict during the time of the Peloponnesian War.