Adrian Goldsworthy and Andrew Bayliss Athens and Sparta

Adrian Goldsworthy and Andrew Bayliss discuss power, culture, and warfare, drawing on their books Athens and Sparta and Sparta, comparing Spartan society with its long rivalry against Athens. who really were the Spartans? And what was the driving force behind the rise and dramatic fall of Sparta? Athens and Sparta were the two big players in Ancient Greece.

This is a story of politics and war, but also of culture.