"Au-delà de quelques clichés associés à Sparte Léonidas et ses hommes se sacrifiant aux Thermopyles, l'ascétisme présupposé de la cité ou la rigueur de l'éducation des citoyens, c'est bien Athènes qui est communément perçue comme l'archétype de la cité grecque. Sparte constitue …
From c.550 BC until her defeat at the battle of Leuktra in 371 BC, Sparta was a dominant force in the Greek world. This has traditionally ben explained by Sparta's egalitarian and militaristic society. Hodkinson's accessible and detailed study of Sparta's ruling classes shows ho…
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…
