THE SHADOW OF SPARTA Near Fine with no dust jacket

Routledge / Classical Press of Wales, 1994

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Year of publication

1994

Author

Powell, Anton & Stephen Hodkinson

Publishers

Routledge / Classical Press of Wales

Keyword

Sparta & Spartans Greek History Military & Army Social &, Cultural Warfare & Defence

Cover description

Near Fine with no dust jacket

Binding description

Hardcover ISBN 0415104130

Description

Inscribed in pen to Mark Golden by Stephen Hodkinson on ffep. Light shelfwear. ; 408 pages; The past 20 years have witnessed a revival of interest in the study of Sparta. The early 20th-century images of Spartans as hearty good fellows or scarlet-cloaked automata, have been superceded by more complex scholarly interpretations of this obscure civilization. The mystery surrounding Sparta has been instrumental in shaping scholarship on the subject. Historians have taken as much interest in the myths and disinformation attached to Sparta as they have in the truth about their city-state. The studies in this volume provide insights into the traditional question of what actually happened at Sparta. Yet the implications of this work go far beyond Laconia to focus on some of the most studied of Greek writers, showing how Athenians defined the achievement, or the failure, of their own city. ; Signed by One Author