| Hellenistic and Roman Sparta Contributor(s): Cartledge, Paul (Author), Spawforth, Antony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415262771 ISBN-13: 9780415262774 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: This original and compelling account of later Spartan history challenges the conventional misperception of Spartan "decline" after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC. In this thorougly revised and updated edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have used recent scholarship to enhance their authoritative overview of later Spartan history and society. The book focuses on a frequently overlooked period and will be a must-have for anyone interested in Sparta and for all those concerned with Hellenistic Greece. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: 938.9 |
| Series: States and Cities of Ancient Greece |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this new edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have taken account of recent finds and scholarship to revise and update their authoritative overview of later Spartan history, and of the social, political, economic and cultural changes in the Spartan community. |