{"product_id":"a-companion-to-sparta-paperback-softback-9781119098966","title":"A Companion to Sparta (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119098966","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Sparta\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnton Powell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119098966, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e832 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.5 x 4.6 cm, 1.157 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA Companion to Sparta umfasst zwei Bände und präsentiert erstmals umfassend Essays unterschiedlichster Autoren über sämtliche Aspekte der Geschichte und Gesellschaft Spartas, von den Anfängen in den Dunklen Jahrhunderten Griechenlands bis zum Römischen Kaiserreich.\u003cbr\u003e - Bietet eine klare und umfassende Einführung in sämtliche Aspekte von Sparta als eine Gemeinschaft, die von Städten aus dieser Zeit als eine der einflussreichsten Mächte im klassischen Griechenland angesehen wurde.\u003cbr\u003e - Präsentiert ausführlich die Geschichte und Kultur Spartas in Beiträgen internationaler Autoren, darunter nahezu alle Experten und Wissenschaftler des Fachgebiets.\u003cbr\u003e - Enthält über ein Dutzend Abbildungen zur Kunst Spartas, die die Entwicklung des alltäglichen Lebens in Sparta zeigen.\u003cbr\u003e - Beleuchtet die heutige Kontroverse über Veränderungen in der Gesellschaft Spartas, von der archaischen bis zur klassischen Periode, aus einem neuen Blickwinkel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors - Volume 1 xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors - Volume 2 xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by Paul Cartledge xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Reconstructing Sparta: General 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Sparta: Reconstructing History from Secrecy, Lies and Myth 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnton Powell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Sparta: An Exceptional Domination of State over Society? 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Hodkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Origins: From Pre-Classical to Classical Culture 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Archaeology of Ancient Sparta with Reference to Laconia and Messenia 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Cavanagh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Lykourgos the Spartan “Lawgiver”: Ancient Beliefs and Modern Scholarship 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMassimo Nafissi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Laconian Pottery 124\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaria Pipili\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Laconian Art 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancise Prost (Translated by James Roy)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Pre‐Classical Sparta as Song Culture 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaude Calame (Translated by James Roy)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Luxury, Austerity and Equality in Sparta 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans van Wees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Common Messes 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans van Wees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Political and Military History: The Classical Period and Beyond 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Sparta and the Persian Wars, 499–478 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarcello Lupi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Sparta’s Foreign – and Internal – History, 478–403 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnton Powell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Empire of the Spartans (404–371) 320\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrançoise Ruzé (Translated by Anton Powell)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Sparta and the Peloponnese from the Archaic Period to 362 bc 354\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Roy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 From Leuktra to Nabis, 371–192 374\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Sparta in the Roman Period 403\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYves Lafond (Translated by Anton Powell)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Culture, Society and Economy: The Classical Period and Beyond 423\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Spartan Religion 425\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael A. Flower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Kingship: The History, Power, and Prerogatives of the Spartans’ ‘Divine’ Dyarchy 452\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEllen G. Millender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Equality and Distinction within the Spartiate Community 480\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Davies\u003cbr\u003e Contents ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Spartan Women 500\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEllen G. Millender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Spartan Education in the Classical Period 525\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicolas Richer (Translated by Anton Powell)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Sparta and Athletics 543\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Christesen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Helotage and the Spartan Economy 565\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Figueira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Perioikoi 596\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJean Ducat (Translated by Anton Powell)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Roads and Quarries in Laconia 615\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacqueline Christien (Translated by Christopher \u003c\/i\u003eAnnandale and Anton Powell)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Spartan Cultural Memory in the Roman Period 643\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNigel M. Kennell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Reception of Sparta in Recent Centuries 663\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Literary Reception of Sparta in France 665\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHaydn Mason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Reception of Sparta in Germany and German‐Speaking Europe 685\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStefan Rebenich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Reception of Sparta in North America: Eighteenth to Twenty‐First Centuries 704\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean R. 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