thanks for the quote rotorgun

As for my current knowledge on the subject, it is pretty lacking. I know a little bit about the Peloponesian war (Have it by Thucydides but have yet to read it since it seems like it is cut short and he might be pretty biased) and I know virtually nothing of Alexander the Great and what part he played, if any in Greek history. Other than some basic understanding of it's history, culture, and mythology I know virtually nothing.

My main interest, as before stated, is probably Sparta and it's political/military history. But i'm also very interested in Sparta's culture. For some reason or another, I feel the need to have a basic history of ancient Greece as a whole so I have an idea of what a particular person is talking about.