Sparta and Lakonia

A G Leventis Professor of Greek Culture Emeritus Paul Cartledge
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
 9780415262767
0-415-26276-3

In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta. The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory.

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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.