The Gymnasium of Virtue
Subtitle: Education and Culture in Ancient Sparta (Studies in the History of Greece and Rome)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: May 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780807858745
Subjects: Ancient - General; History; History: World
First sentence: At any time from the first to the third century of our era, visitors to the city of Sparta saw a prosperous provincial city of the Roman Empire, decked out with all the facilities thought necessary for civilized life-gymnasia, baths, shopping arcades, theaters, and a good range of public sculpture.