The standard image of Sparta is of an egalitarian, military society which disdained material possessions. Yet property and wealth played a crucial role in her history. Classical Sparta's success rested on a compromise between rich and poor citizens. Economic differences were mas…
The standard image of Sparta is of an egalitarian, military society which disdained material possessions. Yet property and wealth played a crucial role in her history. Classical Sparta's success rested on a compromise between rich and poor citizens. Economic differences were mas…
This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century B.C. and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Michael Whitby introduces and presents some of th…
This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century B.C. and the great rival of Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Michael Whitby presents essays on key aspects of Spartan his…