April 22, 2022

Students portraying "Spartans," with snow sled shields and pool noodle spears, laugh as they dodge projectiles (otherwise known as foam golf balls) thrown by "Athenians." The students were outside for a practical lesson on the military strategy employed by the Spartans and Athenians in the Battle of Sphacteria as part of Jared Benton's CLAS 245 War in the Classical World course. October 7, 2025. Photo by Liz McCue / University Communication and Marketing.