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On Sparta

Plutarch

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Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Through his Lives of Sparta's leaders and his recording of memorable Spartan Sayings he depicts a people who lived frugally and mastered their emotions in all aspects of life, who also disposed of unhealthy babies in a deep chasm, introduced a gruelling regime of military training for boys, and treated their serfs brutally. Rich in anecdote and detail, Plutarch's writing brings to life the personalities and achievements of Sparta with unparalleled flair and humanity.

Lives: Lycurgus, Agesilaus, Agis, Cleomenes.
Sayings: sayings of Spartans, sayings of Spartan Women.
Appendix: Xenephon: Spartan Society

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Pages:: 260 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Revised ed.

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0140449434

ISBN13:: 9780140449433

kindle Asin:: B002RI9WSY

On Sparta

Plutarch

4.12/5 (1777 ratings)

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Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Through his Lives of Sparta's leaders and his recording of memorable Spartan Sayings he depicts a people who lived frugally and mastered their emotions in all aspects of life, who also disposed of unhealthy babies in a deep chasm, introduced a gruelling regime of military training for boys, and treated their serfs brutally. Rich in anecdote and detail, Plutarch's writing brings to life the personalities and achievements of Sparta with unparalleled flair and humanity.

Lives: Lycurgus, Agesilaus, Agis, Cleomenes.
Sayings: sayings of Spartans, sayings of Spartan Women.
Appendix: Xenephon: Spartan Society

Format:

Pages:: 260 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Revised ed.

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0140449434

ISBN13:: 9780140449433

kindle Asin:: B002RI9WSY

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