The Spartans : the world of the warrior-heroes of ancient Greece, from utopia to crisis and collapse
Record details
- ISBN: 1400078857
- ISBN: 9781400078851
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Physical Description:
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306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm - Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 2004.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Originally published by the Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publisher, Inc., New York and Woodstock, in 2003." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface and acknowledgements -- Timeline -- Introduction -- Part I: "Go, tell the Spartans!" -- Under the sign of Lycurgus -- Sparta in 500 BC -- The Persian Wars, 490-479 BC -- Part II: Spartan myth -- The '50-year period', 478-432 BC -- Women and religion -- The Athenian War, 432-404 BC -- Part III: Crippled kingship -- The Spartan Empire, 404-371 BC -- Fall and decline, 371-331 BC -- revival and reinvention, 331 BC-AD 14 -- The Legacy: Leonidas lives! -- Appendix: Hunting-Spartan style -- Notes, Further reading, Selected bibliography, Picture credits, Index. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | DF 261 .S8 C37 2004 | 30775305499296 | General Collection | Available | - |