Viktoria's Reviews > The Spartans: The World of the Warrior - Heroes of Ancient Greece, From Utopia to Crisis and Collapse

Cartledge does a fantastic job at just giving us the facts and really demystifying the legendary spartans. They are often portrayed as these heros and great warriors but most of that is just myth, they lost more than they won and always seemed to have some religious holiday anytime they were needed for war. At any rate its a wonderful read for those who want to learn about Spartan culture, which was interesting, despite its brutality.