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This is Sparta! Babies from eggs, sacrificial goats, and the passions of the descendants of Hercules.

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Philip Matyshak's book is dedicated to the history of Sparta and how it became one of the most renowned powers of Ancient Greece. It explores the structure of this society and how it differed from other Greek city-states.

Sparta was a city of contrasts. Its inhabitants were renowned for their unrivaled physical strength and heroism, yet when discussing their military exploits, one cannot fail to mention the harsh, and sometimes inhumane, education of young warriors. Just as when discussing Sparta's advanced judicial system, one cannot overlook the bloody terror to which the Spartans inflicted upon conquered lands and peoples.

In this book, Philip Matyshak explores how Sparta, despite all its contradictions, transformed from an ordinary Peloponnesian village into a military Greek power and how its inhabitants viewed themselves.
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