Is. This. Sparta???
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SOURCES & Further Reading:
“The Spartans” from “Ancient Greek Civilization" by Jeremy McInerney – “The Greek Polis - Sparta” from “The Foundations of Western Civilization” by Thomas F. X. Noble – “Dark Age and Archaic Greece” from “The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture” by Robert Garland, “Being a Greek Slave” from “The Other Side of History” by Robert Garland.
"The Greeks: A Global History" by Roderick Beaton, "The Greeks: An Illustrated History" by Diane Cline.
AskHistorians posts by u/Iphikrates “Is the Military Worship of the Spartans Really Justified?” (  / dl8ns8q  ) and “"This. Isn’t. Sparta.” by historian Bret Devereaux argues that Sparta was a horrible place to live, had poorly educated citizens, was militarily mediocre, culturally stagnant, and was ruled by elites who were pretty crappy too. Anything inaccurate in that assessment?”(  / this_isnt_sparta_by_historian_bret_devereaux  )

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