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Obligatory link to the Bret Devereaux article on the Sparta myth https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/ https://acoup
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Obligatory link to the Bret Devereaux article on the Sparta myth https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/ https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-p...
- johngossman 3y agoWhich cites as one of its sources “Sparta and Lakonia” by Paul Cartledge, author of the review. Cartledge also wrote a book on Sparta and one just about the Battle of Thermopylae. Strangely, History Today only mentions his book on Thebes. I can recommend both his Sparta book and his Thebes book. I also enjoyed “The Bronze Lie” by Myke Cole, one of the authors reviewed. The style of these books are very different, so I can guess what Cartledge means about the two he reviews here. Cole’s other book is engaging and thought provoking but maybe not “serious” history. But I read a lot of serious history and still liked it.