DISCUSSION TOPIC: THE SPARTANS
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Audio And Visual Sources
"The Spartans," You Tube: Episodes 2 and 3 of Bettany Hughes's series. For individual 10-minutes episodes, see the following: Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15.
Web-Sites
Paul Cartledge, Sparta And Lakonia -- A Regional History, 1300-362: A Google Books preview.
Sparta: A concise introduction from a web-site devoted to ancient Greek cities.
Ancient Greece -- Sparta: Another brief overview, this time from an on-line World History course at Washington State University.
Sparta -- Wikipedia: An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
Plutarch On Sparta: A Google Books preview that highlights the writings of the ancient Greco-Roman author.
Sarah Pomeroy, Spartan Women: A Google Books preview.
Materials For The Study Of Ancient Sparta: A collection of references to the Spartans from the ancient literature.
Sparta: An introduction from Crystalinks.
BBC Primary History -- Ancient Greeks, Sparta: Designed for young elementary-aged students, but has some decent material nonetheless.
Spartans In The News
Robert Noyce, "300 Spartans," Deseret Morning News, March 9, 2007.
Mick LaSalle, "Review: Strange World Of Sparta Is Not For The Meek," San Francisco Chronicle, March 9, 2007.
David Smith, "Spartan Epic Is Last Hope For Sword And Sandal Movies," Observer, January 28, 2007.
Grace Glueck, "Art Review: 'Athens-Sparta' -- Their Rivalry Was Bitter, Yet Beauty Still Emerged," New York Times, December 29, 2006.
Laurence Zuckerman, "Works In Progress From All Over; Spartan Women, Liberated," New York Times, January 1, 2000.
