"At seven a Spartan boy was taken from his mother and raised in barracks, beneath the eyes of ... the modern-day city of Sparta stands near the ancient ruins, having a population of more than ...

pioneering archeologist Heinrich Schliemann uncovered the ruins of two of the cities at the heart of the tale — King Priam’s Troy and King Agamemnon’s Mycenae. The Sparta of King Menelaus ...

New excavations at a site near historical Sparta may have uncovered the lost ruins of a Mycenaean Spartan palace. Among the treasures found a the site were cultic objects, such as this bull's head ...

TORONTO — The remains of a bustling port and barracks for sailors or military troops have been discovered near the Giza Pyramids. They were in use while the pyramids were being built about 4,500 ...

[7 Most Mysterious Archaeological Finds on Earth] Ancient Spartan palace? The ruins, which are on a low hill on a Spartan plain that is dotted with olive trees, include what is likely the palace ...