Sparta, notoriously, was for Greeks the greatest Hellenic military, or moral, power for most of the fifth, as well as the early fourth, century. For Greek intellectuals Sparta's value as inspiration, or indeed model, far surpassed that of the Athenian demokratia. Leading politic…
Appian's Roman history: empire and civil war
by Welch, Kathryn, Powell, Anton, Brodersen, Kai, Osgood, Josiah, Price, Jonathan J., Cowan, Eleanor, (Eleanor Rachel), Rich, John, Bonnell, Andrew, Hopwood, Bronwyn, Morrell, Kit, Pitcher, Luke, Stevenson, Tom, (Thomas Reginald), Stone, Martin, (Writer on Appian), Westall, Richard, Tweedie, Fiona
Euripides' interest in the psychology and social position of women is well known. Of the great Greek playwrights, he most directly reflects contemporary philosophical and social debates, and his work is of great value as a source for social history. The important new studies in …
