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What Was the Population of Ancient Greece?

Greek Reporter 24 Sep 2024
It is marked by the rise of city-states such as Athens and Sparta and significant developments in culture, politics, trade and warfare.
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Yuval Noah Harari on whether democracy and AI can coexist

Vox 20 Sep 2024
... thousands of years ago, you could get the entire population or a large percentage of the population, let’s say, of ancient Athens in the city square to decide whether to go to war with Sparta or not.
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Polybius: The Greek True Admirer, of the Roman Empire

Roman Empire Times 19 Sep 2024
Polybius, born around 208 B.C ... Illustration. Midjourney ... Cicero, Musei Capitolini. Credits ... Herodotus had chronicled the Persian Wars between the Greeks and the Barbarians, and Thucydides had recounted the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.
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Lysander: The Cunning Spartan Who Shaped an Era

Ancient Origins 15 Sep 2024
He promised them that if they organized themselves into political clubs called hetairai and promised to back Sparta, he would put them in charge of their cities when Athens was finally defeated.
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Michigan high school football: Week 3 scores from 2024 MHSAA season

Detroit Free Press 14 Sep 2024
Hello, and welcome to Week 3 of the Michigan high school football season! ... 9-14 of all high school sports, then come back Tuesday to vote. The winner will be revealed next Friday ... Morenci 50, Athens 14 ... Northview 42, Sparta 14 ... Oak Park 24, Athens 16 ... St.
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Press box ejection after classic Yankees-Red Sox ALCS brawl got washed out

New York Post 14 Sep 2024
I remember those two teams were Athens and Sparta (to borrow a line from the great Peter Gammons), when every game they played seemed to affect the balance of power in the whole sport ... And more. And it wasn’t only the players, wasn’t only the fans ... 7 ... 7.
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Making sense of US-China tensions

The News International 13 Sep 2024
The oft-quoted ‘Thucydides trap’ warning the world of the inevitable confrontation between the reigning superpower US and the challenger China, based on the analogy of Sparta and Athens, also falls short in explaining their rivalry.
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Raising the Stakes in Ukraine

Consortium News 13 Sep 2024
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy and U.S ... It is therefore no accident or surprise that his classic account of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta in the fifth century BC remains a staple of military academies throughout the West ... U.S ... 82. .
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Tsakonika: Defying the Odds, A Spartan Dialect Endures

Greek Reporter 10 Sep 2024
For me and many other Tsakonians, when we go to Sparta, it feels like home.” ... Every Tsakonian village should have a Tsakonika centre for its residents and Tsakonika classes should be offered in Sparta and Athens.”.
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Why did no Spartans fight at the Battle of Marathon?

Greek City Times 09 Sep 2024
After a rapid journey, Phidippides arrived in Sparta the next day and delivered a plea for reinforcements to prevent Athens from falling into Persian hands. ... only three days after leaving Sparta.
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The End of Nation States as We Know Them?

Greek Reporter 09 Sep 2024
Societies such as Athens and Sparta became deeply rooted in specific locations ... Hanson argues that the agricultural practices of small-scale farmers were foundational to the economic and social structures of the Greek polis, particularly in Athens.
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Louisiana’s Greek-Named Towns

Greek Reporter 07 Sep 2024
For example, the name “Athens” evokes images of democracy and intellectual pursuits, while “Sparta” represents military strength and discipline ... Athens ... There’s an Athens in Louisiana, named after the Greek capital ... Sparta.
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The 147 Commandments Gods Gave to Ancient Greeks

Greek Reporter 03 Sep 2024
Ruins of the Delphi sanctuary where the commandments were written ... 1. ΕΠΟΥ ΘΕΩ = Follow God. 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 10 ... 11 ... Solon of Athens, Chilon of Sparta, Bias of Priene, Thales of Miletus, Pittacus of Mytilene, Cleobulus of Lindos, and Periander of Corinth.
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Why Renaissance Thinkers Saw Italy as the “New Ancient Greece”

Greek Reporter 02 Sep 2024
Comparatively, ancient Greece comprised independent city-states (poleis) like Athens, Sparta, and Corinth. These city-states were fiercely competitive and often engaged in wars, such as the Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta.
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Ferdia Lennon: ‘I was tired of Merchant Ivory accents’

The Observer 01 Sep 2024
Then I read History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, a chronicle of the 27-year war between Athens and Sparta, which spilled out across the Mediterranean world. Athens launched this unprovoked ...

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