About this title: This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. During this period Sparta evolved a unique social and political system that combined egalitarian structures, military ideals and brutal oppression, and permitted male citizens to focus on the practice of war. The system fascinated scholars at the time and has done so ever since: its outlines are clear, but because of the nature of the evidence almost all detailed ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415939577ISBN:0415939577
Description: New. This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century B.C. and the great rival of Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Michael Whitby presents essays... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Routlege, 2002.
Description: Very Good. First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in black binding without dust jacket. Some light wear to edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine. A bit of scuffing to the covers also. 275 pages with footnotes, maps, glossary, chronology, guide to further reading, bibliography, and index. A collection of 14 essays on ancient Spartan history, culture, and society. The essays are: 1. The Credibility of Early Spartan History, 2. The Government of Classical Sparta, 3 ... read more
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