Offered here is a First U.S. Edition hardcover of The End of Sparta by Victor Davis Hanson, published by Bloomsbury Press, New York, in 2011. The copyright page explicitly states 'First U.S. Edition 2011' with the number line '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2,' confirming this as a true first printing. ISBN: 978-1-60819-164-2. Victor Davis Hanson is one of America's foremost classical historians and military scholars, best known for his acclaimed nonfiction works A War Like No Other and The Father of Us All. The End of Sparta marks his debut as a novelist, bringing to vivid life the campaigns of the Theban general Epaminondas — widely regarded as the supreme philosopher-general of antiquity — and his efforts to break Spartan dominance over Greece in the 4th century BC. The novel centers on the Battle of Leuctra (371 BC) and the subsequent Theban invasion of the Peloponnese, weaving together themes of freedom, slavery, democracy, and the brutal reality of ancient hoplite warfare. Characters include the farmer-warrior Melon, the slave Chiôn, and the brilliant general Epaminondas himself. The book has been praised by scholars including Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge. This copy is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket is present and intact, displaying only light edge and corner wear consistent with careful shelving. The binding is tight and square, the spine is fully intact with no fading or creasing, and the interior pages are bright white, clean, and free of any annotations, foxing, or soiling. No inscriptions, bookplates, or library markings of any kind are present. A handsome and collectible first edition of an important work of historical fiction by one of America's leading classical scholars. An excellent addition to any collection focused on ancient Greece, military history, or Victor Davis Hanson's body of work.