The Spartans

The myths surrounding Sparta are as old as the city itself. Even in antiquity, Sparta was a unique society, considered an enigma. The Spartans' often bizarre rules and practices have the capacity to horrify as much as they do to fascinate us today. But the truth behind these stories of the exotic other can be hard to discover. As Andrew Bayliss explores in this book, there was also much to admire in ancient Sparta. This book reveals the best and the worst of the Spartans, separating myth from reality--