Author: Cartledge, Paul,
Title: The Spartans: the world of the Warrior-Heroes of Ancient Greece, from Utopia to crisis and collapse.
Description: Woodstock, Overlook Press, (2003). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. The Spartans of ancient Greece were a powerful and unique people, radically different from any civilization before or. since: a society of warrior-heroes who the living exemplars of core values such as self-sacrifice, community endeavor and achievement against all odds, qualities that today signify the ultimate heroism. Cartledge engagingly examines how despite the high value placed on masculine ideals, the Spartans nevertheless allowed women an unusually dominant and powerful role.

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