<i>Spartans: A New History</i> chronicles the complete history of ancient Sparta from its origins to the end of antiquity.<ul><li><div>Helps bridge the gap between the common conceptions of Sparta and what specialists believe and dispute about Spartan history</div><li><div>Applies new techniques, perspectives, and archaeological evidence to the question of what it was to be a Spartan</div><li><div>Takes into account new specialist scholarship and research published in Greek, which is not readily available elsewhere</div><li><div>Places Spartan society into its wider Greek context</div></ul>