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The Spartans

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The Spartan legend has inspired and captivated subsequent generations with evidence of its legacy...

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The Spartans were a society of warrior-heroes who were the living exemplars of such core values a...

In 480 B.C., the mighty Persian king Xerxes led a massive force to the narrow mountain pass calle...

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'Mr. Cartledge's command of the historical material is effortless and exhaustive, and his appreci...

At eighteen Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty and ...

Ancient Greece first coined the concept of 'democracy,' yet almost every major ancient Greek thin...

The charismatic Alexander the Great of Macedon (356-323 B.C.E.) was one of the most successful mi...

'Mr. Cartledge's command of the historical material is effortless and exhaustive, and his appreci...