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Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Abrams Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004703079
Traces the history of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, describes its distinctive military society and the unusual freedom of Spartan women, and discusses the influence which its culture has had on later civilizations.
Author : Robert Paulson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1533006342
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SPARTAN EMPIRE Limited Time Discount! DOWNLOAD TODAY!.This book contains the daily life, culture, training, battles, history, and kings of the Spartan Empire. From the birth of their very city to the end, the Spartans endured a history of violence and war. Similar to their stories, the traditional Spartan warrior also lived the daily life of a soldier. From the moment they were born and if they were allowed to lived, they were trained and conditioned to be some of the most efficient and lethal killing machines that they were intended to be. Dominating the land through some of the most famous battles of all time, the Spartans were a force to be reckoned with. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... The Beginnings Of The Spartan Empire Rise Of The Spartan Empire The Prime The Fall Kings Of Sparta The Spartan Warrior Spartan Lifestyle Scroll up and download your copy today!
Author : Justin Koch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1729588808
The famous Spartan helmet can be seen on a variety of products, especially on merchandising and marketing material for the Spartan Race challenges. Bumper stickers, shirts, pins, and hats with the phrase, "Come and Take Them," are familiar sights as well.Both of these, the helmet and the phrase, belong to the Spartans, those warriors from ancient Greece whose ferocity in battle still holds our attention today. There is something undeniably thrilling about the idea of 300 Spartans holding off tens of thousands of invading Persians, but that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the fascinating history of the Greek city-state of Lacadaemonia, or Sparta.Sparta was a force of military power and philosophical might, and, as we can see, it continues to enthrall us.
Author : Miltiadis Michalopoulos
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473884298
In the middle of the 3rd century B.C. Sparta was a shadow of its glorious past. Politically and militarily weakened and with huge inner social problems, she seemed to have followed the fate of most contemporary city- states and fallen on the fringe of the political developments of her time. The 3rd century was a time when the great states and the Hellenistic empires were prominent. But contrary to the other city states, which compromised with the new political forces of their time, Sparta resisted stubbornly and tried to reclaim the hegemony of southern Greece. In this fight, Sparta showed unexpected vigor, even defying one of the most formidable powers of the time: Macedonia. The uneven collision that followed culminated tragically and painfully for Sparta at the Battle of Sellasia in 222BC. And still Sparta refused to compromise. After a while, she managed to recover and became once more a player on the international stage, not hesitating this time to challenge the most powerful state of the ancient world: Rome. This last Spartan twilight, the revolutionary movement that sparked it and the two ultimate turning points of her history [the battle of Sellasia and the siege of Sparta by the Romans] are analysed in this book with exhaustive bibliography and special emphasis on the military aspects of this epic fight. The original Greek edition of In the Name of Lykourgos received great critical acclaim and was named winner of the 2009 Lakedaimonian Prize of the Academy of Athens. It is here translated into English for the first time.
Author : Philip Matyszak
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473874749
The author of Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation continues his revealing history of the Ancient Greek city-state in this chronicle of its decline and defeat. Universally admired in 479 BC, the Spartans became masters of the Greek world by 402 BC, only for their state to collapse in the next generation. What went wrong? Was the fall of Sparta inevitable? In Sparta: Fall of a Warrior Nation, Philip Matyszak examines the political blunders and failures of leadership which combined with unresolved social issues to bring down the nation—even as its warriors remained invincible on the battlefield. The Spartans believed their society was above the changes sweeping their world. And by resisting change, they were doomed to be overwhelmed by it. But the Spartans refused to accept total defeat, and for many years their city exercised influence far beyond its size and population. This is a chronicle of political failure—one rich in heroes, villains, epic battles and political skullduggery. But it is also a lesson in how to go down fighting. Even with the Roman legions set to overwhelm their city, the Spartans never gave up
Author : Nigel M. Kennell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781444360530
Spartans: A New History chronicles the complete history of ancient Sparta from its origins to the end of antiquity. Helps bridge the gap between the common conceptions of Sparta and what specialists believe and dispute about Spartan history Applies new techniques, perspectives, and archaeological evidence to the question of what it was to be a Spartan Takes into account new specialist scholarship and research published in Greek, which is not readily available elsewhere Places Spartan society into its wider Greek context
Author : Charlie Ginger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1800237138
Author : Josiah Ober
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691173146
A major new history of classical Greece—how it rose, how it fell, and what we can learn from it Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class spending drove sustained economic growth and classical wealth produced a stunning cultural efflorescence lasting hundreds of years. Why did Greece reach such heights in the classical period—and why only then? And how, after "the Greek miracle" had endured for centuries, did the Macedonians defeat the Greeks, seemingly bringing an end to their glory? Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing novel approaches to evidence, Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. Ober argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary emergence of citizen-centered city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, a victory made possible by the Macedonians' appropriation of Greek innovations. After Alexander's death, battle-hardened warlords fought ruthlessly over the remnants of his empire. But Greek cities remained populous and wealthy, their economy and culture surviving to be passed on to the Romans—and to us. A compelling narrative filled with uncanny modern parallels, this is a book for anyone interested in how great civilizations are born and die. This book is based on evidence available on a new interactive website. To learn more, please visit: http://polis.stanford.edu/.
Author : Edward Wortley Montagu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1760
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NLS:B000653886
Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781802067293
Plutarch traces the fortunes of Athens through nine lives - from Theseus, its founder, to Lysander, its Spartan conqueror - in this seminal work What makes a leader? For Plutarch the answer lay not in great victories, but in moral strengths. In these nine biographies, taken from his Parallel Lives, Plutarch illustrates the rise and fall of Athens through nine lives, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias and Alcibiades, to the razing of its walls by Lysander. Plutarch ultimately held the weaknesses of its leaders responsible for the city's fall. His work is invaluable for its imaginative reconstruction of the past, and profound insights into human life and achievement. This edition of Ian Scott-Kilvert's seminal translation, fully revised with a new introduction and notes by John Marincola, now also contains Plutarch's attack on the first historian, 'On the Malice of Herodotus'.
Author : Plutarch
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141925509
Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Through his Lives of Sparta's leaders and his recording of memorable Spartan Sayings he depicts a people who lived frugally and mastered their emotions in all aspects of life, who also disposed of unhealthy babies in a deep chasm, introduced a gruelling regime of military training for boys, and treated their serfs brutally. Rich in anecdote and detail, Plutarch's writing brings to life the personalities and achievements of Sparta with unparalleled flair and humanity.
Author : Edward Wortley Montagu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1759
Category : History, Ancient
ISBN : NYPL:33433061707075
Author : Vic Kovacs
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508149965
Ancient Sparta is a city-state known for its military conquests and successes. This text introduces readers to the culture of Sparta, which helped turn the ancient civilization into a mighty war machine. Readers learn about life in Sparta, including the importance of slaves and warriors and the roles of men and women. Written to support social studies curricula, this title also covers this civilization’s art, education, religion, and wars. Readers will be fascinated by the rise and fall of this city-state, which they’ll visualize through engaging images and illustrations.
Author : Godfrey Hutchinson
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473845893
The end of the Peloponnesian War saw Sparta emerge as the dominant power in the Greek world. Had she used this position wisely her hegemony might have been secure. As it was, she embarked on actions that her former allies, Thebes and Korinth, refused to support. The rise of Thebes as a threatening power to Sparta's control of Greece was largely the result of the brilliant exploits of Epaminondas and Pelopidas whose obvious examination of Spartan tactics allowed them to provide counters to them. While noting the political issues, Godfrey Hutchinson's focus is upon the strategic and tactical elements of warfare in a period almost wholly coinciding with the reign of the brilliant commander, Agesilaos, one of the joint kings of Sparta, who, astonishingly, campaigned successfully into his eighties.
Author : Donald Kagan
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801467264
"The fourth volume in Kagan's history of ancient Athens, which has been called one of the major achievements of modern historical scholarship, begins with the ill-fated Sicilian expedition of 413 B.C. and ends with the surrender of Athens to Sparta in 404 B.C. Richly documented, precise in detail, it is also extremely well-written, linking it to a tradition of historical narrative that has become rare in our time." ― Virginia Quarterly Review In the fourth and final volume of his magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the period from the destruction of Athens' Sicilian expedition in September of 413 B.C. to the Athenian surrender to Sparta in the spring of 404 B.C. Through his study of this last decade of the war, Kagan evaluates the performance of the Athenian democracy as it faced its most serious challenge. At the same time, Kagan assesses Thucydides' interpretation of the reasons for Athens’ defeat and the destruction of the Athenian Empire.
