The division of the population into distinct social classes varied across different city-states, kingdoms and polities in ancient Greece.

Discover the life and legacy of Lycurgus, Sparta's legendary lawgiver, whose reforms forged a society of equality and military discipline.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Spartan Society, comprised of the Knights of Sparta and the female Mystical Order of the Phoenix krewes, awarded $1,000 scholarships and Carnival parade rides to five ...

After an afternoon packed with parades, a pair of krewes will roll Saturday night on the Uptown route. Looking for another NOLA.com Parade Cam broadcast? Click here for the full schedule. The Spartan ...

The ancient Greek society was a complex mix of ingenuity, brutality, eccentricities and practices that you may define as cultural rites that often fall outside of contemporary expectations. Of the ...

The Saturday, Feb. 3 parades will look a little different than past years with one longer line-up of krewes at an earlier time. Looking for another NOLA.com Parade Cam broadcast? Click here for the ...

Barnsley, S. York.: Pen & Sword / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2017. Pp. xxviii, 260. Illus., maps, appends., notes, biblio., index. $39.95. ISBN: 1783030232 The Sparta ...