111 - The Spartan Hegemony

In this episode, we discuss Spartan imperial policy at home and abroad in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War at Sparta from 404-396 BC, including their war with Elis, the imperial ambitions of Lysander and the ascension of Agesilaos, Kinadon's foiled socio-political revolution, and Sparta's invasion of Persia to "free" the Eastern Greeks

Primary Sources:

Xenophon's Hellenica (Book 3)

Xenophon's Agesilaos

Plutarch's Life of Lysander

Plutarch's Life of Agesilaos

Diodorus Siculus' The Library of History (Book 14)

Supplementary Resources (Videos, Photos, Other Podcasts)

Video/Spartan Hegemony

Video/Events in Asia Minor

Recommended Podcast Episodes:

***History of Modern Greece - Spartan Hegemony

***History of Persia - The Spartan War

***History of Persia - Old Enemies, New Friends

***Plutarch - Lysander – Lucky Opportunist or Wise Strategist?

***Plutarch - Agesilaus – The Last Great Spartan King