Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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In this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Stephen Hodkinson and I discuss the latest developments in research about classical Sparta.

Check out my other channels, @toldinstone and @scenicroutestothepast

Chapters
0:00 Sources on Spartan history
9:23 Spartan government
16:24 Sparta's emergence
22:18 Education in Sparta
31:05 Helots
43:45 Perioikoi
49:50 Spartan women
59:01 Property ownership
1:06:45 A leisure class
1:14:00 Spartan military superiority
1:19:36 Decline and fall
1:24:53 Athens vs. Sparta
1:33:38 Remembering Sparta
1:41:42 Wrapping up