
A History of Sparta
W.G. Forrest(Author)
Bristol Classical Press
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-85399-477-7 (ISBN)
Description
This introductory history of Sparta gives readers an accessible overview of the intense and brilliant history of the great Greek city state.
It covers the gradual expansion of Sparta's authority in the Peloponnese, her leadership of the Greeks against the Persians, the rivalry with Athens, her short period of complete supremacy in Greece until 371, and the collapse which followed down to the Roman conquest.
It covers the gradual expansion of Sparta's authority in the Peloponnese, her leadership of the Greeks against the Persians, the rivalry with Athens, her short period of complete supremacy in Greece until 371, and the collapse which followed down to the Roman conquest.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
195 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85399-477-7 (9781853994777)
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W.G. Forrest