Summary: <div> This is Sparta? Who cares? Why should we pay any attention to an ancient Greek city not called Athens? Paul A. <span id="0.2707622271912813" class="currentHitHighlight">Rahe</span> explains in his new book, The Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy. </div> In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, <span id="0.2626691369706977" class="highlight">Rahe</span> describes what makes the Spartans distinctive, why he studies them as a scholar, and what their story can teach us about statesmanship in the 21st century. <div></div>
