Basic Books · New release
Athens and Sparta
The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece
Basic Books · World History
Released May 12, 2026 · ISBN 9781541619982
About the book
Allies against Persia, then enemies for a generation. Goldsworthy tells the rivalry that made — and unmade — classical Greece, with his usual clarity.
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