Sparta and Lakonia : a regional history, 1300-362 BC / Paul Cartledge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cartledge, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sparta (Extinct city)--History.

Sparta (Extinct city).

Lakōnia (Greece)--History.

Lakōnia (Greece).

Physical Description:

xiv, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Summary:

Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated and perplexed generations. In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta. The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory of Lakonia which it unified and exploited. Combining the more traditional written sources with archaeological and environmental perspectives, its coverage extends from the apogee of Mycenaean culture, to Sparta's crucial defeat at the battle of Mantinea in 362 BC.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-337) and index.

ISBN:

0415263565

0415262763

OCLC:

47002251