<p>How did Sparta, the most feared military state in ancient Greece, fall from grace in a single generation?</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>The Ancients</em>, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Roel Konijnendijk and Dr Owen Rees to chronicle Sparta's catastrophic collapse in the fourth century BC. Fresh from its victory over Athens in the year 404, Sparta stood unrivalled. Yet within decades, its power would be shattered, its authority broken, and its golden age over. From decisive battles against resurgent rivals Thebes and Corinth to over-ambitious kings and a defining clash with a warband of sacred lovers, it is a gripping story of sky-high stakes and two-faced duplicity; of brutal power struggles and the cut-throat scramble to become the hegemonic power of ancient Greece.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p>March of the 10,000</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000581747987" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aPvyXQH2Sirm1I3hCmkbw?si=VmHPejN7TQ6g0IQpoVdatg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Sparta vs Athens: The Greek World War</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000638551005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6rxzRVxuvd4Mr0pLvgWmOF?si=O3ugOTICR1eZiC68IMG2lw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p><em>The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>