At other times, Sparta engaged in disputes with its rival Greek city-states ... from their positions within the ranks. The Spartan phalanx, a tight military formation usually eight men deep ...

King Agesilaus II—who led the Spartan Army at the peak of its power in the ... the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. than in any other Greek city-state. Full citizens had ample time for ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a ...