Waterstones Spartans

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Description: 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.

 

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Author: Tarquinio Teles

Rating: 5

Review: Covers the whole existence of Sparta, allowing the reader a good sense of the city's evolution in time. Although it includes lots of recent information and findings, the general feeling we are left is there is much to be found, yet. Many times, the author truthfully points out there are more questions than answers on many unique characteristics of Sparta, specially in ancient and classical times.

 

Author: Ulysses

Rating: 2

Review: Trying to be trendy by de-heroizing spartan history. No new insights. Very sloppy and blase attitude with the most moral people the world ever known. According to the author all spartan were corrupt idiots. Can any historian ever admire and elaborate on the fact that Sparta defeats Athens against all odds?

 

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