Spartan Society
Author | : Thomas J. Figueira |
Publisher | : Classical Press of Wales |
Total Pages | : 407 |
Release | : 2004-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781914535215 |
ISBN-13 | : 1914535219 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book Spartan Society written by Thomas J. Figueira and published by Classical Press of Wales. This book was released on 2004-12-31 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fifth volume from the International Sparta Seminar, in the series founded by Anton Powell and Stephen Hodkinson. Thomas J. Figueira is here the editor of sixteen papers; fifteen are new, the other is newly translated from the French. Among the authors are most of the world's leading authorities on the history of Sparta. There are particular concentrations of papers on Spartan women; the economy of Sparta; helots and Messenians; Xenophon and Sparta; and the modern reception of Sparta.