Ancient Sparta was a subject of fascination in its own day, as well as in Western culture following the classicist revival. As a result, it's been heavily mythologised. So how do we divest myth from fact? Today, Dan Snow speaks to Professor Paul Cartledge to take a deep dive into both the fact and the fiction of Ancient Sparta.

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