Sparta and Lakonia A Regional History, 1300-362 BC by Cartledge, Paul - 1979

E-276: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very Good. 1979. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, London & New York, 1979. 410 pgs. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (spine label present to the spine). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (tape residue present to the boards). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 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 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. EB; States And Cities Of Ancient Greece; 8.7 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches; 410 pages .