In this episode we take a look at the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta and its legendary inhabitants, the Spartans, including its legendary warriors, kings, and peculiar practices that made it both famous (and infamous) in antiquity. Contents: 00:00 Intro 05:07 Lycurgus and Spartan Institutions / Social Hierarchy 16:37 Spartan Political History Highlights 27:32 Thank You and Patrons Special thanks to Malay Archer for creating the astounding machinimas that really brought this program to life using the Total War: Rome 2 Divide et Impera, Cyrus the Great campaign and Age of Bronze mod. Malay Archer https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates Related Videos: Introduction to Ancient Greek Colonies https://youtu.be/ABHUeTRvOQ8 Ancient Greece during the Archaic Period (750-480 BC) https://youtu.be/FAHAILXI9yQ Sources and Suggested Reading ► https://bit.ly/2QkXY1E Support History with Cy on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historywithcy Follow History with Cy: Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/historywithcy/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/historywithcy/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/historywithcy Website ► http://www.historywithcy.com Podcast ► https://historywithcy.buzzsprout.com/ Music: Epidemic Sound #greece #greek #ancientgreece