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The Bronze Lie : Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy, Paperback / softback Book

The Bronze Lie : Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy Paperback / softback

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Covering Sparta’s full classical history, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy. The last stand at Thermopylae made the Spartans legends in their own time, famous for their toughness, stoicism and martial prowess – but was this reputation earned?The Spartan hoplite enjoys unquestioned currency as history’s greatest fighting man.

Spartans were known for their refusal to surrender in the face of impossible odds, even when it meant certain death.

But was this simply the success of a propaganda machine?Covering Sparta’s full classical history from the foundation of the city-state through to its final overthrow by Rome in the 1st century BC, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy and paints a very different picture of Spartan warfare – one punctuated by frequent and heavy losses. Author Myke Cole looks at the major battles, with a special focus on previously under-publicized Spartan reverses that have been left largely unexamined.

He reveals why Spartan society became dedicated to militarism, and examines the men who lived under its brutal rule.

The result is a refreshingly honest and accurate account of Spartan warfare.

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