Hellenistic and Roman Sparta - A Tale of Two Cities

List of contents

Contents -- Preface -- Maps -- PART I HELLENISTIC SPARTA (BY PAUL CARTLEDGE) -- 1 In the shadow of empire: Mantinea to Chaeronea -- 2 Resistance to Macedon: the revolt of Agis III -- 3 The new Hellenism of Areus I -- 4 Reform - or revolution? Agis IV and Cleomenes III -- 5 Sparta between Achaea and Rome: the rule of Nabis -- 6 Sparta from Achaea to Rome (188-146 BC) -- PART II ROMAN SPARTA (BY ANTONY SPAWFORTH) -- 7 Sparta between sympolity and municipality -- 8 Sparta in the Greek renaissance -- 9 Pagans and Christians: Sparta in late antiquity -- 10 The Roman city and its territory -- 11 Local government I: machinery and functions -- 12 Local government II: the social and economic base -- 13 High culture and agonistic festivals -- 14 The image of tradition -- 15 Epilogue: Sparta from late antiquity to the Middle Ages APPENDICES -- I The monuments of Roman Sparta -- II Catalogues of magistrates -- III Hereditary tendencies in the Curial Class -- IV Foreign agonistai at Sparta -- Notes -- Bibliographical appendix -- Bibliographicals addenda to the second edition -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- General index.

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Paul Cartledge and Anthony Spawforth

Summary

This original and compelling account of later Spartan history challenges the conventional misperception of Spartan 'decline' after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC.

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'Clearly written and thoroughly documented, this work is an excellent introduction to a fascinating but neglected aspect of Greek history.' - Choice'Spawforth's description of the city of Sparta is the base upon which all others must build.' - Ancient History Bulletin

Product details

• Authors: Cartledge, Paul Cartledge, Paul Spawforth Cartledge, Cartledge Paul, Antony Spawforth, Spawforth Antony
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138145115
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14511-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology