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Pausanias of Sparta : From Victor to Traitor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ogden, Daniel.
- Series:
- Ancient Lives Series
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- The story of Pausanias, the general who defeated the Persians invading Greece and changed the course of history Weaving together ancient sources, Daniel Ogden tells the gripping story of the enigmatic and controversial Spartan regent to an underage king.Pausanias (ca.505âe"ca.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One. From Leonidas to Pausanias
- Chapter Two. The Road to Plataea
- Chapter Three. Battle Lines and Battle Omens
- Chapter Four. The Battle of Plataea
- Chapter Five. The Aftermath
- Chapter Six. Monuments and Memorials
- Chapter Seven. The Serpent Column
- Chapter Eight. The First Visit to Byzantium
- Chapter Nine. The Second Visit to Byzantium
- Chapter Ten. Cleonice
- Chapter Eleven. Sparta
- Chapter Twelve. Argilius
- Chapter Thirteen. The Temple of Athena Chalkioikos
- Chapter Fourteen. The Ghost
- Conclusion
- APPENDIX: The Reception of Pausanias in Modern Europe
- CHRONOLOGY
- GENEALOGY
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-29150-7
- 0-300-29152-3
- 9780300291506
- OCLC:
- 1584465764
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