{"product_id":"the-spartans-by-paul-cartledge-9781035062775","title":"The Spartans","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur greatest living expert on Sparta\u003c\/em\u003e - Tom Holland, author of \u003cem\u003eRubicon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe definitive account of the extraordinary people of Sparta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spartan legend has inspired and captivated subsequent generations, with evidence of its legacy found in both the Roman and British Empires. The Spartans are our ancestors, every bit as much as the Athenians. But while Athens promoted democracy, individualism, culture, and society, their great rivals Sparta embodied militarism, totalitarianism, segregation, and brutal repression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs ruthless as they were self-sacrificing, their devastatingly successful war rituals made the Spartans the ultimate fighting force, epitomized by Thermopylae. While they were slave masters to the Helots for over three centuries, Spartan women, such as Helen of Troy, were free to indulge in education, dance, and sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInterspersed with the personal biographies of leading figures and based on thirty years' research, Paul Cartledge's \u003cem\u003eThe Spartans\u003c\/em\u003e tracks the people from 480 to 360 BC, charting Sparta's progression from the Great Power of the Aegean Greek world to its ultimate demise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow part of the Picador Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240430874860,"sku":"9781035062775","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035062775-the-spartans-1.jpg?v=1787916145","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-spartans-by-paul-cartledge-9781035062775","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}