What is the Spartan Mirage?

Owen Rees of Xenophon fame returns to the show to explain why everything we think we know about ancient Sparta is an illusion.

So what is the Spartan Mirage, and how in earth are we supposed to reveal the real picture of Spartan life hiding behind it?

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