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Sparta: Complete History of the Ancient Warriors | Sleep Story
Drift off to the complete history of Sparta — one of antiquity's most fascinating and fearsome societies. From the founding of the Spartan state through the agoge (warrior training), the legendary 300 at Thermopylae, Spartan dominance of Greece, and the eventual decline of the warrior culture.
Covered: Origins of Sparta, the helot slave system, the agoge and Spartan education, Spartan women's rights, the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), the Peloponnesian War, Sparta vs Athens, Spartan decline after Leuctra, and the legacy of Spartan culture in modern society.
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