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Sparta Paperback – 1 March 2001

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This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries.
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    288 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Edinburgh University Press
  4. Publication date
    1 March 2001
  5. Dimensions
    15.6 x 2.54 x 23.39 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0748612939
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0748612932
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Academics and students alike will welcome this addition to the useful Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World series ! as an introductory reader for the advanced study of Sparta, it is difficult to see how [the] book could be bettered. Academics and students alike will welcome this addition to the useful Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World series ! as an introductory reader for the advanced study of Sparta, it is difficult to see how [the] book could be bettered.

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Michael Whitby studied Classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. After several years at St Andrews, where he became Professor of Ancient History, he was appointed Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Warwick University in 1995. He is co-editor of Classical Review, Cambridge Ancient History XIV, and the forthcoming Cambridge History of Ancient Warfare. His publications include Theophylact Simocatta (OUP); The Emperor Maurice and his Historian (OUP); and Evagrius Scholasticus (LUP).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Edinburgh University Press (1 March 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0748612939
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0748612932
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 2.54 x 23.39 cm
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T. Lemardelé
5.0 out of 5 stars Forces structurantes et menaces inhérentes.
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Un précieux recueil d'articles largement rédigés par de grands spécialistes de Sparte qui étayent leur argumentation sans répéter de précédents développements ailleurs publiés.
Ce livre nous présente les caractéristiques qui ont marqué l'évolution de Sparte: l'administration (son fonctionnement et ses prérogatives tant politiques que juridiques), l'éducation visant à former des citoyens guerriers, les relations parfois compliquées avec les populations dépendantes (périèques et hilotes), la création de la ligue du Péloponnèse qui confirme l'ascendance de Sparte et sa prédominance militaire, les cultes honorés sans omettre le déclin principalement causé par l'accaparement des terres par les grands propriétaires, ce qui limitait le nombre de citoyens.
Nous est montrée une société normative et ordonnée organisée autour de grands principes: l'égalité des citoyens appelés à mener une vie simple et sobre, la conformité de tous aux règlements en vigueur sans remettre en question la hiérarchie et l'autorité exercée, le partage d'un mode de vie austère et dur, l'uniformité avec application rigoureuse du même modèle admis mais avec un encouragement marqué pour les épreuves compétitives qui résultent en une évaluation régulière des compétences, la reconnaissance du mérite personnel et la recherche de l'excellence qui amène chacun à donner le meilleur de lui-même.
Un livre objectif qui n'exclut pas la critique et permet au lecteur de se faire son opinion.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not enjoyable, like pulling teeth
Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2012
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Pam by far has written the best review for this book. I have read as much as I can but can't read much at a time because it is so dry. The way everything is presented in this book was a downer for me. It is written in a way to form your own opinions, but then doesn't give enough detailed and vital information to even do so with a clear vision and interest. It looks like someone just copied and pasted information from many different sources to make a book. I gave 3 stars due to the information on the subject matter IF it is correct. I also wanted to know more about the military operations in Sparta. Above all, it is not worth $25, I would purchase a used one if you're still interested.
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