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Why Is Sparta So Weird? Ancient Sparta & The Spartan Mirage (Part One)
FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
Why Is Sparta So Weird? Ancient Sparta & The Spartan Mirage (Part One)
FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In this introduction to the new series on ancient Sparta and the Spartan Mirage, Liv gives a rundown on the history of Archaic and Classical Sparta, truths and misconceptions. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Sources: The History of Herodotus, translated by G. C. Macaulay as found on Project Gutenberg; “Sparta: Reconstructing History from Secrecy, Lies and Myth.” by Anton Powell from A Companion to Sparta; Pausanias’ Description of Greece translated by WHS Jones; Plutarch’s Life of Lykourgos, translated by Bernadotte Perrin; upcoming conversation episodes also contributed to sourcing. Check out BadAncient.com for misconceptions on the ancient world.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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