Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Spartan Supremacy 412-371 BC, Mike Roberts and Bob Bennett. .

The Spartan Supremacy 412-371 BC, Mike Roberts and Bob Bennett. .

 Looks at the short spell between the end of the Great Peloponnesian War and the battle of Leuctra where Sparta's political power matched her military reputation. The authors look at how Sparta proved to be politically unequal to her new position, and how this period of supremacy ended with Sparta's military reputation in tatters and her political power fatally wounded.
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