Spartans

A New History

von Nigel M Kennell

240 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Spartans: A New History chronicles the complete history of ancient Sparta from its origins to the end of antiquity. - Helps bridge the gap between the common conceptions of Sparta and what specialists believe and dispute about Spartan history - Applies new techniques, perspectives, and archaeological evidence to the question of what it was to be a Spartan - Takes into account new specialist scholarship and research published in Greek, which is not readily available elsewhere - Places Spartan society into its wider Greek context