The Foundations of Western Civilization

The Greek Polis - Sparta (1x8)

: 01, 2002

Spartan society was harsh and peculiar, yet many observers at the time and since have found the Spartan way strangely compelling. After all, they won the war against Athens, and their victory moved Plato to re-imagine Athenian society in The Republic. What were the main features of this system, and why did the Spartans embrace it?