Spartans explores the world of one of history’s most disciplined and formidable societies. Through expert insight and on-location investigation, the series looks beyond legend to understand how the Spartan system shaped its people, from childhood training to the battlefield.
Each episode examines a different side of Spartan life: the city’s military code, its strict social hierarchy, the role of women, and the balance between freedom and obedience that defined its citizens. Using archaeological evidence, ancient texts and modern analysis, the series pieces together what daily life might truly have been like in a culture built around endurance and control.
Filmed across Greece and featuring contributions from historians and archaeologists, Spartans offers a clear, thoughtful look at how this small city-state came to hold such power over the ancient imagination, and what its legacy still tells us about discipline, loyalty and identity today.
