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Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300–362 BC & Hellenistic and Roman Sparta: A Tale of Two Cities

By Antony Spawforth , Paul Cartledge & Paul Cartledge

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2001
ISBN
0203472233, 0203780477, 0415263565, 0415262763, 0203482182, 0203631641, 0415262771
LCC
DF261.S8 C37 2002
Open Library ID
OL21463335M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4384785 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
687\687
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated and perplexed generations of classical scholars, as well as having a powerful influence on European civilization to this day. In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta.The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory of Lakonia which it unified and exploited. Combining the more traditional written sources with archaeological and environmental perspectives, its coverage extends from the apogee of Mycenaean culture, to Sparta's crucial defeat at the battle of Mantinea in 362 BC.

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