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Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 938.9
EAN: 9780415262767
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0415262763
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: December 07, 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge
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Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated and perplexed generations. In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta.
The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory of Lakonia which it unified and exploited. Combining the more traditional written sources with archaeological and environmental perspectives, its coverage extends from the apogee of Mycenaean culture, to Sparta's crucial defeat at the battle of Mantinea in 362 BC.
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Rating: - An extensive history of Sparta
Paul Cartledge of the university of Cambridge is arguably the foremost authority on ancient Sparta in the entire world. His erudition of this culture is unmatched and the bibliography of this book is quite a read in-itself.
In this work Cartledge undertakes the massive task of tracing the history of Lacedamon from 1300-362BCE. In other words, right around the time of the mythical / quasi-historical Trojan war (1283BCE) down to the time of the decisive Spartan defeat @ the battle of Leuctra ... Read More
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