Ancient History

During the difficult early years of the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan general Brasidas stepped forward to turn the tide.

If you are in the United States, these are the must-see, world-class museums and institutions that preserve the stories and archaeology of ancient civilizations.

Spartan prowess? Persian gold? Athenian mistakes? What factors saw Sparta victorious in the Peloponnesian War?

Gaius Marius was one of the Republic’s great military heroes with incredible success in the Jugurthine and Cimbrian wars, but his career ended in controversy.

Marcus Aurelius' Meditations were a private journal never meant for us. What timeless secrets for overcoming adversity did the emperor write for himself?

In ancient societies, rivers went through a deification process because of their importance in society as a life-giving resource.

When Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia, he was following the mandate of the goddess; when Clytemnestra killed him in vengeance, she was condemned by the divine.

Cato the Elder (234-149 BC) was a Roman statesman who came to embody “Roman Virtue” as he opposed growing Greek cultural influence and “decadence.”