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February 13, 2024

Greek History and Civilisation, Part 2 – Sparta and Athens: Contrasting Societies

Filed under: Greece, History — Tags: , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

seangabb
Published Feb 11, 2024

This second lecture in the course contrasts Athens and Sparta, the two leading societies in Greece — one a commercial society with high levels of personal freedom and citizen participation, the other a militarised oligarchy.

[NR: Some additional information to supplement Dr. Gabb’s lecture:
“Citizenship” in the ancient and clasical world
Sparta had Lycurgus, while Athens had Solon … who at least actually existed
The Constitution of Athens
The Constitution of the Spartans
The Myth of Spartan Equality
Relative wealth among the Spartiates
Sparta’s military reputation as “the best warriors in all of Greece”
Sparta – the North Korea of the Classical era
Spartan glossary]

Books by Sean Gabb: https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/e…

His historical novels (under the pen name “Richard Blake”): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Blak…

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