The Spartans the world of the warrior-heroes of ancient Greece, from utopia to crisis and collapse /
| Main Author: | Cartledge, Paul. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Woodstock, N.Y. :
Overlook Press,
2003.
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| Physical Description: |
304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-294) and index. pt. 1. 'Go, tell the Spartans' -- 1. Under the sign of Lycurgus -- 2. Sparta in 500 BC -- 3. Persian Wars, 490-479 BC -- pt. 2. Spartan myth -- 4. The '50-year period', 478-432 BC -- 5. Women and religion - 6. Athenian War, 432-404 BC -- pt. 3. A crippled kingship -- 7. Spartan Empire, 404-371 BC -- 8. Fall and decline, 371-331 BC -- 9. Revival and reinvention 331 BC-AD 14 -- 10. Legacy : Leonidas lives. |
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| Physical Description: |
304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-294) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1585674028 9781585674022 |