1st Edition
Classical Sparta (Routledge Revivals) Techniques Behind Her Success
By Anton Powell
Copyright 2014
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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This collection, first published in 1989, investigates aspects of the Spartan polity which have often been overlooked or underestimated. Viewed at least until the Renaissance as the epitome of classical virtues, Sparta has in the last two centuries suffered a rapid decline in reputation among liberal-minded scholars, repelled by many of the repressive measures employed by this remarkably... Read more
Introduction; Foreword Paul Cartledge 1. Laughter in Spartan Society Ephraim David 2. Drink, Hybris and the Promotion of Harmony in Sparta N.R.E. Fisher 3. Was Kleomenes Mad? Alan Griffiths 4. Inheritance, Marriage and Demography: Perspectives upon the Success and Decline of Classical Sparta Stephen Hodkinson 5. Spartan Propaganda J.T. Hooker 6. Spartan Religion Robert Parker 7. Mendacity and Sparta’s Use of the Visual Anton Powell; Index
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Anton Powell
