Paul Cartledge is a professor emeritus at Cambridge. We talked about how weird Sparta really was; whether the Greeks really invented democracy; and what democracy means (and might mean) in modern times. Paul's book Democracy: A Life - https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Life-Paul-Cartledge/dp/0190866276 Get full access to Owl of Athena at <a href="https://owlofathena.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">owlofathena.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Paul Cartledge is a professor emeritus at Cambridge. We talked about how weird Sparta really was; whether the Greeks really invented democracy; and what democracy means (and might mean) in modern times. Paul's book Democracy: A Life - https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Life-Paul-Cartledge/dp/0190866276 Get full access to Owl of Athena at owlofathena.substack.com/subscribe

Paul Cartledge is a professor emeritus at Cambridge. We talked about how weird Sparta really was; whether the Greeks really invented democracy; and what democracy means (and might mean) in modern times. Paul's book Democracy: A Life - https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Life-Paul-Cartledge/dp/0190866276 Get full access to Owl of Athena at <a href="https://owlofathena.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">owlofathena.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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