Greek Superpower : Sparta in the Self-Definitions of Athenians

Cartledge, Paul (EDT); Powell, Anton (EDT); Atack, Carol (CON); Debnar, Paula (CON); Hall, Edith (CON)

ISBN 10: 1910589632 / ISBN 13: 9781910589632

Edité par The Classical Press of Wales, 2018

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• Titre: Greek Superpower : Sparta in the Self-Definitions of Athenians
• Éditeur: The Classical Press of Wales
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1910589632
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781910589632
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: As New

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Synopsis

Greeks in later times saw Athens as 'the Hellas of Hellas', but in the classical period many Athenians thought otherwise. Athens might be a school of Hellas, but the school of Hellas was Sparta. Militarily and morally, Sparta was supreme. This book explores how Athenians ordinary citizens as well as writers and politicians thought about Sparta's superiority. Nine new studies from an international cast examine how Athenians might revere Sparta even as they fought her. This respect led to Plato's literary creation of fantasy cities (in the Republic and Laws) to imitate Spartan methods. And, after its military surrender in 404 BC, ruling Athenian politicians claimed that their city was to be remodelled as itself a New Sparta.

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Paul Cartledge is A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University, UK, and a Fellow of Clare College. He has published extensively on Greek history over several decades, including The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece (1997, new edition 2002), Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (2004, revised edition 2005), Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice (2009), and Democracy: A Life (2016). Paul Cartledge is A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University, UK, and a Fellow of Clare College. He has published extensively on Greek history over several decades, including The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece (1997, new edition 2002), Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (2004, revised edition 2005), Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice (2009), and Democracy: A Life (2016).