In the name of Lykourgos : the rise and fall of the Spartan revolutionary movement (243-146 BC) / Miltiadis Michalopoulos ; translated by Marion Kavallieros and Maria Anna Niforos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michalopoulos, Miltiadis, author.

Contributor:

Kavallieros, Marion, translator.

Niforos, Maria Anna, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sparta (Extinct city)--History.

Sparta (Extinct city).

Sparta (Extinct city)--History, Military.

Greece--History--281-146 B.C.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2016.

Summary:

In the middle of the 3rd century B.C. Sparta was a shadow of its glorious past. Politically and militarily weakened and with huge inner social problems, she seemed to have followed the fate of most contemporary city- states and fallen on the fringe of the political developments of her time. The 3rd century was a time when the great states and the Hellenistic empires were prominent. But contrary to the other city states, which compromised with the new political forces of their time, Sparta resisted stubbornly and tried to reclaim the hegemony of southern Greece. In this fight, Sparta showed unexpected vigor, even defying one of the most formidable powers of the time: Macedonia. The uneven collision that followed culminated tragically and painfully for Sparta at the Battle of Sellasia in 222BC. And still Sparta refused to compromise. After a while, she managed to recover and became once more a player on the international stage, not hesitating this time to challenge the most powerful state of the ancient world: Rome. This last Spartan twilight, the revolutionary movement that sparked it and the two ultimate turning points of her history [the battle of Sellasia and the siege of Sparta by the Romans] are analysed in this book with exhaustive bibliography and special emphasis on the military aspects of this epic fight. The original Greek edition of In the Name of Lykourgos received great critical acclaim and was named winner of the 2009 Lakedaimonian Prize of the Academy of Athens. It is here translated into English for the first time.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Plates

List of Maps

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 Dawn

Chapter 2 Zenith

Chapter 3 Eclipse

Chapter 4 Twilight

Chapter 5 Pax Achiaca

Chapter 6 Pax Romana

Appendix A: Military Roads of Lakonia

Appendix B: Sphairos

Appendix C: The Modern Battlefield of Sellasia

Appendix D: 'From Crucified Kleomenes to Crucified Jesus': An Extreme Theory by Arnold Toynbee

Notes

Bibliography

Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 16, 2017).

ISBN:

9781473884304

1473884306

9781473884298

1473884292

9781473884281

1473884284