
A good book about Spartan diplomacy and internal relations
This book is a great look into Spartan relations with the wider Lacedaemonian group and how that cultural group grew. It was interesting learning about the Lacedaemonian League and how Spartan hegemony was not dependent on the state but functioned as a relationship with its king between other cities, much like how Seleucid rulership worked. Cleomenes III was certainly an ambitious and interesting figure, and his hegemony was quite unique in Greece. There was also an insightful chapter about the Achaean League. Definitely a great book!