Sparta

by: Whitby, M.

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Sparta
Michael Whitby
In the series Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World

About this book
This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. During this period Sparta evolved a unique social and political system that combined egalitarian structures, military ideals and brutal oppression, and permitted male citizens to focus on the practice of war. The system fascinated scholars at the time and has done so ever since: its outlines are clear, but because of the nature of the evidence almost all detailed aspects of Spartan social practices and constitutional affairs are open to debate.

Michael Whitby introduces and presents some of the most outstanding contributions to the history of Sparta. Together they cover the key aspects of Spartan history and society: its problematic early history, social and economic organisation (especially the different categories of citizens and non-citizens), international relations and military achievements, religious practices and culture, the role of women, and sexual conduct and values. He has chosen them partly for their clarity and importance, and partly too for the questions they raise about the problems of studying Sparta - what evidence to consider, what precautions need to be observed in considering it, and what sorts of conclusions it is reasonable to draw. His intention is not to pretend that definitive answers can be offered to the main problems of Sparta but to encourage readers to formulate their own approaches and judgements with due respect for the limitations of the evidence and awareness of the benefits of informed speculation.

Frontmatter

Contents

Freface

Note to the Reader

Abbreviations

Glossary

Maps

Introduction

PART I EARLY SPARTA
Introduction

1 The Credibility of Early Spartan History

Chester G. Starr
PART II POWER AND GOVERNMENT AT SPARTA
Introduction

2 The Government of Classical Sparta

A. Andrewes
3 Trials at Sparta

G. E. M. de Ste Croix
PART III THE SPARTIATE WORLD
Introduction

4 Spartiate Landownership and Inheritance

Stephen Hodkinson
5 Dining Groups, Marriage, Homosexuality

Anton Powell
6 Social Order and the Conflict of Values in Classical Sparta

Stephen Hodkinson
7 Spartan Wives: Liberation or Licence?

Paul Cartledge
8 Religion in Public Life

Robert Parker
PART IV PERIOECI AND HELOTS
Introduction

9 Perioecic Society

Graham Shipley
10 The Helot Threat

G. E. M. de Ste Croix
11 The Obligations of Helots

Jean Ducat
PART V SPARTA AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD
Introduction

12 Sparta?s ?Foreign Policy?

G. E. M. de Ste Croix
13 The Origins and Organisation of the Peloponnesian League

Paul Cartledge
PART VI SPARTAN DECLINE
Introduction

14 The Decline of Sparta

G. L. Cawkwell
Intellectual Chronology

Guide to Further Reading

Bibliography

Index

Subjects:
404-362 B.C
Economic history
Greece
Greece History Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C
Greece Sparta (Extinct city)
Grèce Histoire 404-362 av. J.-C. (Hégémonies de Sparte et de Thèbes)
HISTORY / Ancient / General
History
International law
Manners and customs
Sparta (Extinct city) Economic conditions
Sparta (Extinct city) History
Sparta (Extinct city) International status
Sparta (Extinct city) Social life and customs
Sparte (Ville ancienne) Conditions économiques
Sparte (Ville ancienne) Mœurs et coutumes
Sparte (Ville ancienne) Statut international

Series:
Edinburgh readings on the ancient world

Sparta

by: Whitby, M.

• ISBN-13: 9780748612932 / 978-0-7486-1293-2
• ISBN-03: 0748612939 / 0-7486-1293-9
• Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2002

Price: 43,00 EURO

(in stock)