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Paul Cartledge argues that the Spartans are our ancestors, every bit as much as the Athenians. But while Athens promoted democracy, individualism, culture and society, their great rivals Sparta embodied militarism, totalitarianism, segregation and brutal repression.
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The Spartans, Paul Cartledge
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- The Spartans
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Cartledge
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0330413252
- ISBN13
- 9780330413251
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, History, Military History, Ancient History, Greece, Ancient Greece, Persia, Sparta (Ancient City)
- First published
- 2003
- Original title
- The Spartans: An Epic History
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- Paul Cartledge argues that the Spartans are our ancestors, every bit as much as the Athenians. But while Athens promoted democracy, individualism, culture and society, their great rivals Sparta embodied militarism, totalitarianism, segregation and brutal repression.