Hellenistic and Roman Sparta
2nd Edition
Published on 23. September 2020
328 pages
978-1-000-10773-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this new edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have taken account of recent finds and scholarship to revise and update their authoritative overview of later Spartan history, and of the social, political, economic and cultural changes in the Spartan community.
This original and compelling account is especially significant in challenging the conventional misperception of Spartan 'decline' after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC.
The book's focus on a frequently overlooked period makes it important not only for those interested specifically in Sparta, but also for all those concerned with Hellenistic Greece, and with the life of Greece and other Greek-speaking provinces under non-Roman rule.
This original and compelling account is especially significant in challenging the conventional misperception of Spartan 'decline' after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC.
The book's focus on a frequently overlooked period makes it important not only for those interested specifically in Sparta, but also for all those concerned with Hellenistic Greece, and with the life of Greece and other Greek-speaking provinces under non-Roman rule.
Reviews / Votes
'Clearly written and thoroughly documented, this work is an excellent introduction to a fascinating but neglected aspect of Greek history.' - Choice'Spawforth's description of the city of Sparta is the base upon which all others must build.' - Ancient History Bulletin
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-000-10773-9 (9781000107739)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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08/2016
2nd Edition
Routledge
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Book
11/2001
2nd Edition
Routledge
€54.00
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Persons
Paul Cartledge and Anthony Spawforth
Content
Contents -- Preface -- Maps -- PART I HELLENISTIC SPARTA (BY PAUL CARTLEDGE) -- 1 In the shadow of empire: Mantinea to Chaeronea -- 2 Resistance to Macedon: the revolt of Agis III -- 3 The new Hellenism of Areus I -- 4 Reform - or revolution? Agis IV and Cleomenes III -- 5 Sparta between Achaea and Rome: the rule of Nabis -- 6 Sparta from Achaea to Rome (188-146 BC) -- PART II ROMAN SPARTA (BY ANTONY SPAWFORTH) -- 7 Sparta between sympolity and municipality -- 8 Sparta in the Greek renaissance -- 9 Pagans and Christians: Sparta in late antiquity -- 10 The Roman city and its territory -- 11 Local government I: machinery and functions -- 12 Local government II: the social and economic base -- 13 High culture and agonistic festivals -- 14 The image of tradition -- 15 Epilogue: Sparta from late antiquity to the Middle Ages APPENDICES -- I The monuments of Roman Sparta -- II Catalogues of magistrates -- III Hereditary tendencies in the Curial Class -- IV Foreign agonistai at Sparta -- Notes -- Bibliographical appendix -- Bibliographicals addenda to the second edition -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- General index.
