Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - Military Service And Training
The origins of the powers exercised by the assembly of the citizens, or apella, are virtually unknown, due to the paucity of historical d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - Modern Sparta
Prior to modern times, the site of Sparta was occupied by a relatively small village that lay in the shadow of Mystras, a more important ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - History
Main article: History of Sparta Sparta had the best army in ancient Greece; and was the most powerful state before the rise of Athens, a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - The Spartan World
Around the middle of the 6th century BC, the southern Peloponnese was Spartan territory. With an area of 8,050 square kilometres, it was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basileus: Encyclopedia - Basileus
Basileus (Greek Βασιλεύς) means "king". It is perhaps best known in English as a title used by Byzantine monarchs, but also has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - Archaeology
There is a well-known passage in Thucydides which runs thus: "Suppose the city of Sparta to be deserted, and nothing left but the temple...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - Constitution
We know little of the internal development on Sparta. Many Greeks believed there had been none, and that "the stability of the Spartan co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basileus: Encyclopedia Ii - Basileus - Ancient Greece
The first written instance of this word is found on the baked clay tablets discovered in excavations of Mycenaean palaces originally dest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Modern Entities
See also: List of national leaders (in office), state leaders by year. Lists of office-holders - Africa. Algeria Heads of state of Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Modern Entities
See also: List of national leaders (in office), state leaders by year. Lists of office-holders - Middle East & North Africa. Alger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Defunct Entities
Lists of office-holders - Ancient world. Akkad Kings of Akkad Gutian kings Assyria Kings of Assyria Athens King of Athens Archo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of Modern Subnational Entities
Lists of office-holders - Australia. Premiers of New South Wales Premiers of Queensland Premiers of South Australia Premiers of Tasman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of International Organizations
See also international organization leaders by year. President of the European Commission United Nations Secretary-General United Nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basileus: Encyclopedia Ii - Basileus - Byzantines
At the time of the Byzantine Empire, "basileus" assumed the meaning of "emperor" and was used by the Byzantine Emperors from the reign of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of International Organizations
See also international organization leaders by year. President of the European Commission United Nations Secretary-General United Nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Defunct Entities
Lists of office-holders - Ancient world. Akkad Kings of Akkad Gutian kings Assyria Kings of Assyria Athens King of Athens Archo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of Modern Subnational Entities
Lists of office-holders - Australia. Premiers of New South Wales Premiers of Queensland Premiers of South Australia Premiers of Tasman...   » Read the article