Sparta

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-415-93957-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century B.C. and the great rival of Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Michael Whitby presents essays on key aspects of Spartan history and society, by some of the leading classicists in the world, such as Paul Cartledge, Anton Powell, and Stephen Hodkinson.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whitby, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, Note to the Reader, Abbreviations, Glossary, Maps, Introduction, PART I. EARLY SPARTA, Introduction, 1. The Credibility of Early Spartan History, PART II. POWER AND GOVERNMENT AT SPARTA, Introduction, 2. The Government of Classical Sparta, 3. Trials at Sparta, PART III. THE SPARTIATE WORLD, Introduction, 4. Spartiate Landownership and Inheritance, 5. Dining Groups, Marriage, Homosexuality, 6. Social Order and the Conflict of Values in Classical Sparta, 7. Spartan Wives: Liberation or Licence?, 8. Religion in Public Life, PART IV. PERIOECI AND HELOTS, Introduction, 9. Perioecic Society, 10. The Helot Threat, 11. The Obligations of Helots, PART V. SPARTA AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD, Introduction, 12. Sparta's 'Foreign Policy', 13. The Origins and Organisation of the Peloponnesian League, PART VI. SPARTAN DECLINE, Introduction, 14. The Decline of Sparta, Intellectual Chronology, Guide to Further Reading, Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Whitby