Sparta. The Battles that Forged the Legend

By: José Alberto Pérez Martínez

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

We have always heard Sparta spoken of as a military superpower of the ancient times. However, most of the works that have been written on it have been limited to describing the general aspects of the Lacedaemonian society as a whole, forgetting or, indeed, tiptoeing around the most characteristic aspect of its configuration: its militarism.The war element has occupied a limited space within the great works of the more famous Spartan Historians, being reduced to few sections in the overall context of the work. We know, thanks to these, military characteristics such as the discipline or strict education that Spartan boys were subjected to from early childhood. Nevertheless, we know only tangentially the practical applications this discipline had on the land. That is the main reason I felt compelled to make the decision to carry out this brief compilation of battles that, either by their historical or tactical importance, serve as a basis for a more concrete understanding of the Spartan military spectrum and, by extension, the war.