This is Sparta! Babies from eggs, sacrificial goats, and the passions of the descendants of Heracles

The book by Filip Matyshak is dedicated to the history of Sparta and how it became one of the most famous powers of Ancient Greece. It tells the story of how this society was organized and how it differed from other Greek city-states.

Sparta was a city of contrasts. Its inhabitants were renowned for their unmatched physical strength and heroism, but at the same time, when discussing their military exploits, one cannot fail to mention the harsh and, at times, inhumane upbringing of young warriors. Similarly, when talking about Sparta's advanced judicial system, one cannot overlook the bloody terror that the Spartans inflicted upon conquered lands and peoples.

In this book, Filip Matyshak explores how Sparta, despite all its contradictions, transformed from an ordinary Peloponnesian village into a military Greek power and how the people who inhabited it saw themselves.