Sparta and Lakonia/Hellenistic and Roman Sparta

by Paul Cartledge

This set includes the revised edition of Sparta and Lakonia by Paul Cartledge and the second edition of Hellenistic and Roman Sparta by Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth, at a very special price. Together, both volumes take an authoritative overview on this fascinating state of Ancient Greece. Sparta and Lakonia explores both the city-state of Aparta and the territory of Lakonia, covering the period from the apogee of Mycenaean culture to it's crucial defeat in 362 BC. While Hellenistic and Roman Sparta focuses on this later part of Spartan history, challenging the misperception of Spartan 'decline' after the loss of her status on the battlefield in 371 BC. Combining traditional written sources, archaeological perspectives and recent finds and scholarship, both volumes give an original and compelling account of Spartan history.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Greece, Ancient History

Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Paul Anthony Cartledge is the 1st A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University, having previously held a personal chair in Greek History at Cambridge. He was educated at St Paul's School & New College, Oxford where he took his 1st degree & completed his doctoral thesis in Spartan archaeology in 1975 under Prof. Sir John Boardman. After a period at the University of Warwick he moved in 10/79 to Cambridge University where he's a fellow of Clare College.
He's a world expert on Athens & Sparta in the Classical Age & has been described as a Laconophile. He was chief historical consultant for the BBC TV series The Greeks & the Channel 4 series The Spartans, presented by Bettany Hughes. He's also a holder of the Gold Cross of the Order of Honour & an Honorary Citizen of modern Sparta. Besides the Leventis Professorship, he holds a visiting Global Distinguished Professorship at New York University, funded by the Greek Parliament.

Reviews

[Jenn Phizacklea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent academic study of the history of Ancient Sparta.

It goes into exhaustive detail of the history of Lakonia, and is full of interesting details and explanations that I have not found anywhere else.

It is, of all the modern histories of Sparta which I’ve read during my research, the most useful, beside Cartledge’s Spartan Reflections, and Ducat’s Spartan Education.

Highly recommended for anyone with an academic interest in the historical reality of Sparta, rather than the rather skewed modern view.

[Charlie R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very academic. Can be a challenging read but the level of detail is incredible.