tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post1952246094270540945..comments2024-03-27T22:38:23.715+01:00Comments on Sparta Reconsidered: Sparta Through Persian Eyes - An Excerpt from "A Heroic King"Helena P. Schraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post-24570064150029377512017-09-15T15:45:37.134+02:002017-09-15T15:45:37.134+02:00Very true! The Persians never grasped that a "...Very true! The Persians never grasped that a "small, insignificant" city could cause them serious problems as Herodotus makes clear in his account (to the extent we can trust it, of course.)<br />Have you started "A Heroic King" yet?Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post-82040488854866043682017-09-15T15:22:18.873+02:002017-09-15T15:22:18.873+02:00Such contempt worked to Sparta's advantage.Such contempt worked to Sparta's advantage.Mystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.com