Spartan Reflections
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: June 2, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780520231238
Subjects: Cultural studies; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; History - General History; History; History: World; Ancient Greece; Ancient - Greece; History / Ancient / General; Civilization; Sparta (Extinct city)
Description: "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 Reflection is a 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 Sparta was like as a culture, these essays constitute a fascinating introduction to and overview of ancient Spartan history and its reception.

This collection, unique in breadth and scope, will be an essential source for anyone interested in this idiosyncratic society."--BOOK JACKET.