Title: The Spartans
Description: An examination of the Spartans, inhabitants of the ancient Greek city-state Sparta. This ancient culture still epitomizes tough military discipline, and is the source of our word "Spartan". Examines the training and education of a typical Spartan soldier, as well as the lifestyle of Sparta's inhabitants. Features re-enactments and location footage, along with readings from ancient historians.
Subjects: Ancient Military history, Ancient Civilization, Spartanism, History, Antiquities
Places: Sparta (Extinct city), Greece, Europe
Time periods: Spartan and Thebean supremacies, 404-362 B.C., 392-814