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Sparta in Podcasts

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Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece known for its military-oriented society.

Mentions Over Time

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Mentions in Podcasts

The Ancients
Fall of Sparta

His account is we get to see Sparta not necessarily realistically.

The Ancients
Fall of Sparta

He spends time in Spartan lands.

The Ancients
Fall of Sparta

The Spartan history of the early fourth century is very much the work of Xenophon, who has a good understanding of Spartan systems.

The Ancients
Fall of Sparta

bold claim for Sparta.

The Ancients
Fall of Sparta

And the other irony with Sparta is the fourth century is when we actually get almost good evidence.

The Ancients
Fall of Sparta

Sparta is back on top.

The Ancients
Fall of Sparta

You think of Thermopylae, you'll think of Sparta beating the Athenians in the Peloponnesian War, and then you kind of just forget about them because you know that the Macedonians and then the Romans come along, I guess.