The Spartans the world of the warrior-heroes of ancient Greece, from utopia to crisis and collapse /
| Main Author: | Cartledge, Paul. |
|---|---|
| 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: |
Table of Contents:
- 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.