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Book Review of The Isle of Stone: A Novel of Ancient Sparta

The Isle of Stone: A Novel of Ancient Sparta
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Two Spartan brothers, raised in different circumstances, come together in one of the battles of the Pelopennesian War. It's a good look at a strange culture. Most books of antiquity focus on the Athenians. This one is surprising.