{"product_id":"the-trial-of-sparta-the-tribunal-of-humanity-power-discipline-glory-and-the-hidden-cost-of-greatness-9798198731561","title":"The Trial of Sparta: The Tribunal of Humanity - Power, Discipline, Glory and the Hidden Cost of Greatness","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Prometheus Christophides\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - Greece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TRIAL OF SPARTA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tribunal of Humanity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparta has been praised for centuries as the supreme civilization of discipline, endurance, military excellence, and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what happens when Sparta is no longer protected by mythology?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when history itself must answer before humanity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Sparta\u003c\/i\u003e, Prometheus Christophides creates a powerful philosophical courtroom unlike anything in historical literature. Inside the Tribunal of Humanity - a timeless court presided over by Socrates and observed by figures such as Leonardo da Vinci, Harriet Tubman, Hypatia, Gandhi, Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Florence Nightingale, Sappho, Elvis, Phryne and many others - Sparta is summoned to defend itself before civilization itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough dramatic sessions of examination, the book investigates: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe myth of Thermopylae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Spartan state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Agoge training system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotional suppression and militarized identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpartan women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Helots and systemic oppression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Krypteia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfant selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFear, obedience, sacrifice, and state power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than offering simplistic condemnation, the tribunal explores the deeper tension at the heart of civilization: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow much humanity can a society sacrifice in pursuit of strength before strength itself becomes a form of brutality?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending philosophy, history, political reflection, moral inquiry, and dramatic dialogue, \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Sparta\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to reconsider not only Sparta - but the civilizations humanity still admires today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative and unforgettable examination of power, discipline, suffering, and the hidden costs of greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890193612951,"sku":"9798198731561","price":1141.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198731561.webp?v=1781179076","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-trial-of-sparta-the-tribunal-of-humanity-power-discipline-glory-and-the-hidden-cost-of-greatness-9798198731561","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}