Spartan by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This perhaps should have been titled Spartan - Helot as it tells the story of a Spartan boy born lame who is left to die in the forest per the Spartan custom. He is raised by a Helot shepherd, and will play a vital role in the history of both cultures.

I liked that the story goes beyond the battle of Thermopylae, expanding on usual stuff we know about Spartans.

The English translation is excellent.

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