About this title: A compelling narrative exploring the culture and civilization of the most famous "warrior people": the Spartans of ancient Greece, told by the world's leading expert. The narrative also details the lives of such illustrious and mythmaking figures as Lycurgus, King Leonidas, Helen of Troy (and Sparta), and Lysander. Illustrations. Maps.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400078851ISBN:1400078857
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Some shelf wear, otherwise good condition. Great customer service! We ship immediately! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Vintage. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400078851ISBN:1400078857
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400078851ISBN:1400078857
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400078851ISBN:1400078857
Description: New. The Spartans were a society of warrior-heroes who were the living exemplars of such core values as duty, discipline, self-sacrifice, and extreme toughness. This book, written by one of the world's leading experts on Sparta, traces the rise and fall o... read more
"This book was a tough read. Unfortunately it read very much like a textbook which for me makes it quite difficult to not only get into the book but to also enjoy it during my leisure time.
The Spartans tells the story of the Spartan society. From their beliefs, rulers, Spartan women, training and fighting, and then to the fall of Sparta.
This story didn't talk much about the Thermopylae which was good since I purchased a seperate book on that particular slaughter."
"If you have ever been fascinated by the Spartans and thought to yourself that the Peloponnesian War would have been more aptly named the Athenian War (since that's whose side from which it was told) then this is the book for you.
It's a great history of how the Spartans evolved, and why we know so little about them."
"This was ok, definitely some points of interest, but I probably would have gotten more out of the actual book than I did the audio. As others have noted, there is not much "flow" but rather a bit of hopping around. That added to the rather large number of names, of both people and place, that I had a hard time visualizing, left me a bit confused at times and replaying quite a few chapters. It seems well-researched, and the author well-informed, I'd just probably go the printed route if I had it to do over..."
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