“The Spartans are immortalized in history as super soldiers bred for war. However, most of what we think we know about them is a lie. Today we will unmask the truth behind the Spartan Myth.
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Documentary Credits: Research: Dr Roel Konijnendijk Script: Invicta Artwork: Milek J Editing: Invicta Music: Total War OST, Soundnote Documentary Bibliography: The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-heroes of Ancient Greece by Paul Anthony Cartledge Nigel Kennell, Spartans: A New History (2010) S. Hodkinson, Property and Wealth in Classical Sparta (2000) J. Ducat, Spartan Education: Youth and Society in the Classical Period (2006) S.M. Rusch, Sparta at War: Strategy, Tactics and Campaigns, 550-362 BC (2011) E. Rawson, The Spartan Tradition in European Thought (1969) S. Hodkinson & I.M. Morris (eds.), Sparta in Modern Thought (2012)”
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