This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Inward-looking and self-sufficient, the Spartans were the most feared hoplites (infantrymen) in all Greece. They lived an austere life, despising any sort of luxury, in a city that contained ...

Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member 'council of elders' limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class, the ...

One person died in a house fire in Sparta Thursday morning. The fire was inside a home on Sawmill Road around 8:30 a.m. Sparta police say that the first officers on scene attempted to enter the ...

NEWCASTLE UNITED are in talks with Sparta Rotterdam in a bid to sign David Mendes da Silva, with the defender attracted to the prospect of joining Bobby Robson's side. The player's agent ...

SPARTA, Wis. (WEAU) -Sparta police have arrested a man believed to be involved in the attempted homicide of a woman in Sparta. Officers say on Sunday morning, they were called to a home on the 100 ...

Sheila Keen-Warren, 61, was released 18 months after she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the shooting of Marlene Warren, Florida Department of Corrections records show. The plea deal ...

A Sparta resident was sent a local hospital with minor burns and smoke inhalation from a house fire in Sparta on Monday, authorities said. "Fire departments quickly responded and are currently on ...

[Ted Yapo] shared a method of easily and conveniently soldering to aluminum, which depends on a little prep work to end up only slightly more complex than soldering to copper. A typical way to ...

Erling Haaland back-heeled home a stunning strike, the first of two goals on the night for Manchester City's goal-scoring machine, as City cruised past Sparta Prague 5-0 on Wednesday to remain ...

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