Get ready for a much longer episode than normal today! We're going to talk about the expansion of Sparta, the various wars they took part in, their arguments with Athens, and the Peloponnesian Wars. Throughout the series we'll discuss the history, the legends, and what made Sparta so memorable to the world.
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Books and Articles used for Research are as follows:
-"Aspects of Greek history 750–323 BC: a source-based approach" by T. Buckley
-"A History of Sparta 950-192 B.C." by W.G. Forrest
-"Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta" by Paul Cartledge
-"The Dictionary of Classical Mythology" by Pierre Grimal
-"Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300 to 362 BC" by Paul Cartledge
-"Spartan Reflections" by Paul Cartledge
-"Hellenistic and Roman Sparta" by Paul Cartledge
-"The Greek and Persian Wars, 499–386 BC" by Philip de Souza
-"The Greco-Persian Wars" by Peter Green