This is Part I of a seven part series (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII) comparing the popular legacy of Sparta (embodied in films like 300) with the historical ancient state. Today, we’re going to…

first of a seven part historical series on the falsity of the myth of Sparta

UPDATE: okay I just finished the whole thing and it's great, except for his need at the end to underscore how bad Sparta is by comparing it to ... North Korea. engaging history but a shitlib nonetheless