Agesilaus: Takeaways & Next Actions
Top 4 takeaways from the life of Agesilaus.
Also, further reading:
Plutarch, "On Sparta":
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-Cornelius Nepos, Lives of the Great Commanders (trans. Quintus Curtius):
https://amzn.to/3AtrqpO
-Xenophon, Hellenica:
https://amzn.to/41YXmOx
-Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire (historical novel):
https://amzn.to/3V0gCsH
-Paul Cartledge, Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta:
https://amzn.to/3L3Wj9d
-John Buckler, Theban Hegemony:
https://amzn.to/3Lonc98
-James Romm, The Sacred Band:
https://amzn.to/3L1WoKA
-Charles Hamilton, Agesilaus and the Failure of Spartan Hegemony: https://amzn.to/3oDn38P
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