Licurgo di Sparta nella letteratura greca e latina Martina Gatto

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gatto, Martina, author.

Series:

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ; Bd. 423.

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde 1616​​-0452 Volume 423

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Lycurgus, approximately 390 B.C.-approximately 324 B.C.

Lycurgus.

Lycurgus, approximately 390 B.C.-approximately 324 B.C--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Berlin De Gruyter [2025]

Summary:

"This book examines the biographical and political tradition of Lycurgus of Sparta in ancient Greek and Latin literature. It provides a detailed analysis of sources from the fifth century BCE to late antiquity, offering a deep exploration of the development of the ancient tradition on the Spartan lawgiver. The author presents the subject in chronological order, creating a well-organized collection of information that is easy to read and convenient to consult. The analysis begins with the first mentions of Lycurgus in the fifth century by Herodotus and Simonides, then proceeds to cover the authors of the fourth century, including Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, and Ephorus, as well as the Hellenistic period. Starting from the first century BCE, the study also includes Latin authors, such as Cicero and Titus Livius, in the discussion. A significant chapter is dedicated to Plutarch, the most crucial source for Lycurgus' tradition. Lastly, the book includes the analysis of selected passages from imperial Greek authors and significant late antique sources on the lawgiver to study the reception of this figure beyond Plutarch. This study is aimed at scholars working on or interested in Spartan history and tradition"-- De Gruyter Brill

Contents:

Le prime attestazioni di Licurgo nel V sec. a.C.

Licurgo nel IV sec. a.C.

Le fonti greche di età ellenistica e le fonti laconiche

Licurgo tra l’età tardo-repubblicana e la prima età imperiale

La Vita di Licurgo e il Corpus plutarcheum

L’exemplum di Licurgo oltre Plutarco: dalla letteratura greca di età imperiale alla lessicografia bizantina

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed October 29, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version Gatto, Martina Licurgo di Sparta nella letteratura greca e latina

ISBN:

9783111593159

3111593150

9783111592688

3111592685

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