Too many people idealize Sparta and their warrior spirit. This book paints a more rounded history of the region and how its society sowed its own seeds of destruction through the oppression of its colonies, its political backstabbing of allies, and a system that concentrated more and more wealth and power into fewer and fewer..
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great for walks
Review from Oddly Informative →
Nicely done
Review from Queen: As It Began →
A very interesting topic
Review from Why We Hate →
I enjoyed learning the different parts of game theory. The math behind it was impossible to follow audibly. Often the book referred to diagrams, but this audio book did not include a PDF, so the illustrations of the theory were unable to be as understood as they could have been otherwise. Disappointing 
Ian Shaw produces interesting commentary on a variety of topics regarding that of Ancient Egypt. A majority of the book covers archaeology of Egypt, as he has much experience in the field. If you are expecting or desiring a book that instills a greater focus in a historical narrative, you’ll likely want to refrain from..









