This Is Sparta?
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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Athens and Sparta
Athens was a radical democracy, but they had imperial aspirations. They were all about expanding and gobbling up more bits of territory in the mediterranean. The spartans are what we like to call sore winners. Ironically, it wasn't persia that would threaten the freedom of greeks, but the spartans them es. If you want to stay in control of your city, win a decisive victory over sparta.
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