tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post6204381637788770183..comments2024-03-27T22:38:23.715+01:00Comments on Sparta Reconsidered: Spartan Hegemony Helena P. Schraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post-47410660255696822662014-09-16T07:24:54.776+02:002014-09-16T07:24:54.776+02:00Good points. One thing that bugs me, as a philakon...Good points. One thing that bugs me, as a philakone, about many modern authors (who should know better, or at least be more dispassionate) is that they quickly criticize Sparta for things they overlook in Athens (or assume that Athens and the rest of Greek cities are in complete antithesis to Sparta). For example, Athens, while routinely praised for "inventing democracy" (altho' piper909https://www.blogger.com/profile/07349020255841948428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1372514135668446210.post-22344164721085546262014-07-12T19:15:43.256+02:002014-07-12T19:15:43.256+02:00Ms. Schrader:
I just read the first book of your ...Ms. Schrader:<br /><br />I just read the first book of your Leonidas trilogy and want to commend you on bringing Ancient Sparta and the Agoge system to life for me! In so many books, the authors paint Spartans with stereotypical broad strokes but you have succeeded in humanizing them and highlighting the necessity of their training in a far harsher world than we live today. As for Holland'sRuss McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368376417033439687noreply@blogger.com