Greek Superpower : Sparta in the Self-Definitions of Athenians Hardback
Edited by Anton (Late Director of Classical Press of Wales, UK) Powell, Anton (Late Director of Classical Press of Wales, UK) Powell, Paul (Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK) Cartledge, Paul (Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK) Cartledge
Part of the Sparta and its Influence series
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Greeks – in later times – saw Athens as 'the Hellas of Hellas', but in the classical period many Athenians thought otherwise.
Athens might be a school of Hellas, but the school of Hellas was Sparta.
Militarily and morally, Sparta was supreme. This book explores how Athenians – ordinary citizens as well as writers and politicians – thought about Sparta's superiority.
Nine new studies from an international cast examine how Athenians might revere Sparta even as they fought her.
This respect led to Plato's literary creation of fantasy cities (in the Republic and Laws) to imitate Spartan methods. And, after its military surrender in 404 BC, ruling Athenian politicians claimed that their city was to be remodelled as itself a New Sparta.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:249 pages
- Publisher:Classical Press of Wales
- Publication Date:28/09/2018
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- ISBN:9781910589632
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:249 pages
- Publisher:Classical Press of Wales
- Publication Date:28/09/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781910589632
