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The Spartans: Everything You Wanted to Know

The Spartans: Everything You Wanted to Know

Name: The Spartans: Everything You Wanted to Know
Uploaded: 2024-08-13T14:45:22.490Z
Duration: 50 min 4 s
Description: Paul Cartledge answers listener questions on the the ancient Greek city-state famed for its martial prowess

Paul Cartledge answers listener questions on the the ancient Greek city-state famed for its martial prowess

Professor Paul Cartledge

Published: August 18, 2024 at 4:14 PM

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How remarkable was the Spartans' stalwart resistance against the Persians at Thermopylae? Was their military training as tough as historians would have us believe? And just how austere were they? The people of the ancient Greek city-state have left an indelible mark on history, and for today's Everything You Wanted to Know episode, Spencer Mizen sat down with the ancient historian Paul Cartledge to answer your questions on their culture, politics and military endeavours.

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Professor Paul CartledgeHistorian

Professor Paul Cartledge is A G Leventis Professor of Greek Culture emeritus at the University of Cambridge. His books include Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, now available in paperback (Picador, 2021)