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ancient Greek identity
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classical Athens perspectives
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Helot Revolt
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Laconian Helots
Laconian society
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perceptions of Sparta in classical literature
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Spartan Alliance
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Spartan Authorities
Spartan Constitution
Spartan Herald
Spartan Institutions
Spartan Life
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415104135
- Weight: 635g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 12 May 1994
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In the past twenty years the study of Sparta has come of age. Images prevalent earlier in the 20th century, of Spartans as hearty good fellows or scarlet-cloaked automata, have been superseded by more complex scholarly reactions. As interest has grown in the self-images projected by this most secretive of Greek cities, increasing attention has focused on how individual Greek writers from other states reacted to information, or disinformation about Sparta.
The studies in this volume provide new insights into the traditional historians' question, "What actually happened at Sparta?". But the implications of the work go far beyond Laconia. They concern preoccupations of some of the most studied of Greek writers, and help towards an understanding of how Athenians defined the achievment, or the failure, of their own city.
Stephen Hodkinson, Anton Powell
