The Spartans

The Spartans

Avg Rating (0)
Your Rating

Sun on PBS

Concluded
1 Seasons, 1 Episodes
5 tracks
Buy or StreamAmazonAmazon UK
Was Sparta a unique achievement or a prototype of future totalitarianism? Weigh the facts in this documentary about the enigmatic ancient civilization. Historian Bettany Hughes explains Sparta's culture, history, and downfall despite battle-hardened warriors, martially trained children, and powerful, liberated women. Sparta was victorious as an imperial power but succumbed to its own rigidity and internal collapse.