Hellenistic and Roman Sparta : A Regional History 1300-362 BC

ISBN-13: 9780415263566 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 376 str.

Paul Cartledge

Opis

Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated and perplexed generations of classical scholars, as well as having a powerful influence on European civilization to this day. In this fully revised and updated edition of his study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta. The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory of Lakonia which it unified and exploited. Combining the more traditional written sources with archaeological and environmental perspectives, its coverage extends from the apogee of Mycenaean culture, to Sparta's crucial defeat at the battle of Mantinea in 362 BC. One of the major themes examined is the relationship between the Spartans, the Perioikoi (the free but politically disenfranchised) and the Helots (unfree peoples). Cartledge demonstrates that the system of land-tenure based on the exploitation of the helots carried within it the seeds both of Spartan grandeur, and of Spartan decadence.

Recenzje

'Clearly written and thoroughly documented, this work is an excellent introduction to a fascinating but neglected aspect of Greek history.' - Choice

'Spawforth's description of the city of Sparta is the base upon which all others must build.' - Ancient History Bulletin

Spis treści

Preface Maps Part I. Hellenistic Sparta, Paul Cartledge; 1. In the shadow of empire: Mantinea to Charonea 2. Resistance to Macedon: the revolt of Agis III 3. The new Hellenism of Areus I 4. Reform - or revolution? Agis IV and Cleomenes III 5. Sparta between Achaea and Rome: the rule of Nabis 6. Sparta from Achaea to Rome (188-146 BC) Part II. Roman Sparta, antony Spawforth 7. Sparta between sympolity and municipality 8. Sparta in the Greek renaissance 9. Pagans and Christians: Sparta in late antiquity 10. The Roman city and its territory 11. Local government I: machinery and functions 12. Local government II: the social and economic base 13. High culture and agonistic festivals 14. The image of tradition 15. Epilogue: Sparta from late antiquity to the Middles Ages Appendices I. The monuments of Roman Sparta II. Catalogues of magistrates III. Hereditary tendencies in the Curial Class IV. Foreign agonistai at Sparta

O autorze

Paul Cartledge