Spartans: A New History - Brossura

Kennell, Nigel M.

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ISBN 10: 1405130008 ISBN 13: 9781405130004

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2009

Riassunto

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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Recensione:

"Kennell displays admirable historical judgment, aided by a first–hand knowledge of Spartan landscapes and archaeology. His presentation of Spartan history is wide–ranging and his conclusions are informed by the very latest scholarly thinking."
Graham Shipley, University of Leicester

"Nigel Kennell provides an expert overview of Spartan history from the Archaic to the Roman periods. Spartans: A New History will be an essential tool for all serious students and teachers of ancient history."
Ellen Millender, Reed College

Recensione:

"For those of us not experts in Sparta this is a useful and informative, but occasionally demanding, read." ( Bryn Mawr, August 2010) "This is a book that one may with confidence ... place in the hands of anglophone undergraduate students." ( Anglo–Hellenic Review , Spring 2010)

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1405130008
• ISBN 13: 9781405130004
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 218