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February 26, 2026

The Decline and Fall of Sparta

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

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Published 25 Feb 2026

How Sparta, the most powerful Greek city-state, collapsed in only 20 years.

0:00 Introduction
0:38 Classical Sparta
1:29 Spartan politics
2:22 Helots
3:24 Population decline
4:37 Hubris
5:25 The Battle of Leuctra
6:42 Messenia liberated
7:35 Enter Macedon
8:08 Attempts at reform
9:08 Irrelevance
9:37 Roman Sparta

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