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THE WALLS OF SPARTA IBD

LETHE PRESS
07 / 2020
9781590216941
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Sinopsis

The Walls of Spartaáis a marvelous new telling of an ancient story thatáoffers fascinating insights into Sparta',s martial culture and its use of the agoge, the institution that raised young men to be elite warriors often amid the exchange of amorous same-sex experiences. But outside forcesáencroach even here and the king must consider the threats of Thebes, as well as intrigue at home. Agesilaos was Sparta',s most famous and most influential ruler. He assumed power at the apex of the city-state&rsquo,sáprosperity and military domination. Eros between men fascinates this king&mdash,his own lover puts him on the throne. But the king finds himself tempted by the young men in orbit around the throne, from a strikingáPersian boy to a protégé, the most beautiful man of his generation, who wages war nude versus awe-struck Thebans.áPerhaps the walls of Sparta are not as high as the onesásurrounding the king',s heart.