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THE SPARTANS by Paul CartledgeRead about the other entries on the list.
The Spartans are one of the reasons that I became a historian. They were brutal but they were trying to make the exceptional happen and I admire their spirit. The women were unusual in the ancient world in that they had political rights.
--Marshal Zeringue