This is an origins-story game, where you get to see more of Kratos' tragic life, particularly ... "terrifying," "polka dotted" words. ("God of War: Ghost of Sparta" by Sony retails for $40 for ...

The iconic city-state may have fallen nearly 2,400 years ago, but today, 2,000 people still speak the language of these ancient warriors.

Laconia is the historic hinterland of Sparta, from which we derive the word “laconic”—to speak concisely, as the Spartans were said to do.

Daily life in ancient Sparta supported the military machine to the point where all other aspects of life revolved around it. From the time a Spartan was born to their death, they served the state ...

Lawsuits filed in state court accuse a white Sparta alderman of using the N-word and creating a hostile work environment for city employees. The lawsuits, which were filed in January and March by ...

Knights of Sparta celebrated Valentine’s Day at their bal masque hearing some of the great love songs at the 72nd annual gala Friday in the Pontchartrain Center.

The Knights of Sparta parade rolls on the Uptown New Orleans route on Feb. 19, 2022, to the theme "The Art of Making Art." For the first time, the krewe included female members from the Order of ...

King Agesilaus II—who led the Spartan Army at the peak of its power in the fourth century B.C.—proclaimed that one of Sparta’s greatest strengths was its citizens’ “contempt of pleasure.” ...