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Spartan Reflections
Paul Cartledge
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Description for Spartan Reflections
Paperback. A collection of essays which constitute an introduction to and overview of ancient Spartan history and its reception. It helps readers learn about the institutions that distinguished Sparta from other city-states, including its religion, education process, secret service, unusual system of servitude, and institutionalized pederasty. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
The complex and distinctive Spartan tradition has been a prominent theme in western thinking from antiquity to today. Sparta is also one of a handful of ancient Greek cities with enough existing evidence for historians to create a realistic social portrait. Over the past quarter-century Paul Cartledge has established himself as the leading international authority on ancient Sparta. "Spartan Reflections" is a superb collection of his essays - two are published here for the first time, and the rest, often difficult to locate, have been revised and updated for publication in book form. Giving us a real sense of what ... Read more
The complex and distinctive Spartan tradition has been a prominent theme in western thinking from antiquity to today. Sparta is also one of a handful of ancient Greek cities with enough existing evidence for historians to create a realistic social portrait. Over the past quarter-century Paul Cartledge has established himself as the leading international authority on ancient Sparta. "Spartan Reflections" is a superb collection of his essays - two are published here for the first time, and the rest, often difficult to locate, have been revised and updated for publication in book form. Giving us a real sense of what ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520231245
SKU
V9780520231245
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About Paul Cartledge
Paul Cartledge is Professor of Greek History, University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300--362 B. C.(1979), Agesilaos and the Crisis of Sparta(1987), The Spartans: An Epic History(November 15, 2002), and (with A. Spawforth) Hellenistic and Roman Sparta: A Tale of Two Cities (1989).
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