38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta
Cost of Glory
The Battle of Persia
Greeks were convinced persia was no longer invincible after cyrus's expedition. The spartiate warrior elite had been massively depleted by nearly 30 years of war. And sparta had also faced some internal civil unrest too. This was a major risk, not just to the reputation of sparta, but to its very existence.
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