Discover the unexpected connection between poetry and one of the fiercest warrior societies of the ancient world – the Spartans. This intriguing exploration challenges common assumptions about the role of poetry and its appeal to different types of people.

This is an episode from our Youtube series Ancient Greece Revisited.

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Many of those who read poetry today, are considered to be somewhat “romantic”, But this was simply not the case for the most hardened and effective soldiers that the ancient world would ever produce: The Spartans