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The Spartans the world of the warrior-heroes of ancient Greece, from utopia to crisis and collapse

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Main Author: Cartledge, Paul
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Woodstock, NY : Overlook Press, 2003.
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Sparta (Extinct city) > History.
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Item Description:Accompanies the PBS series The Spartans.
Originally published as The Spartans: an epic history / London, 4 Books, 2002.
Physical Description:304 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-294) and index.
ISBN:1585674028 :
Author Notes:Paul Cartledge is the A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of Clare College. He has written and edited more than 20 books, many of which have been translated into foreign languages, including The Spartans , Alexander the Great , and Thermopylae , all published by the Overlook Press/Abrams Press, as well as Democracy: A Life . He is an honorary citizen of modern Sparta and holds the Gold Cross of the Order of Honor awarded by the president of Greece.

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