In this fully revised & 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 & the territory of Lakonia which it unified & exploited. Combining the more traditional written sources with archaeological & environmental perspectives its coverage extends from the apogee of Mycenaean culture to Sparta's crucial defeat at the battle of Mantinea in 362 BC. ...

During the eighth century bc Sparta became one of the leading cities of ancient Greece conquering the southern Peloponnese & from the mid-sixth century bc until the mid-fourth Sparta became a military power of recognized importance. For almost two centuries the massed Spartan army remained unbeaten in the field. Spartan officers also commanded with great success armies of mercenaries or coalition allies as well as fleets of war galleys. Although it is the stand of the Three Hundred at Thermopylae that has earned Sparta undying fame it was her victories over both Persian invaders & the armies & navies of Greek rivals that upheld her position of leadership in Greece. Even a steady decline in Spartiate numbers aggravated by a terrible earthquake in 464 bc failed to end Spartan dominance. Only when the Thebans learned how to defeat the massed Spartan army in pitched battle was Sparta toppled from her position of primacy. Scott Rusch examines what is known of the history of Sparta from the settlement of the city to her defeat at Theban hands focusing upon military campaigns & the strategic circumstances that drove them. Rusch offers fresh perspectives on important questions of Spartan history & illuminate some of antiquitys most notable campaigns. ...

In ancient Greece Sparta was unique in having a dual kingship
- two kings from different clans the Agiads & the Eurypontids reigning
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Everybody knows that Spartacus was a great gladiator & enjoyed giving the Romans the-run around. But in this book readers will discover all the fascinating facts that they didn't know such as how Spartacus fought for the Romans as well as against them & once camped his army of rebel slaves inside a volcano. ...

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The mighty slave army led by Spartacus has crushed all before it scattering the legions of Rome. Now invincible he marches towards the Alps & freedom. But storm clouds are growing on the horizon. Crassus the richest man in Rome has raised an army to rival Spartacus & there are murmurings of rebellion in Spartacus own army. Spartacus on the brink of glory must make a crucial decision
- to go forward over the Alps to freedom or back to face the might of Rome & try to break its power forever. Compulsive relentless.. .vividly recounted in muscular prose". (Daily Telegraph). "A brutal blood-spattered novel". (BBC History Magazine)."
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Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace a land north of Greece that he once fought in the Roman legions & that during two fateful years he led a slave army which nearly brought Rome to its knees. In Ben Kanes brilliant novel we meet Spartacus as he returns to Thrace ready to settle down after a decade away. But a new king has usurped the throne. Treacherous & violent he immediately seizes Spartacus & sells him to a Roman slave trader looking for new gladiators. The odyssey has begun which will see Spartacus become one of the greatest legends of history the hero of revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara immortalised on screen & now brought to life in Ben Kanes great bestseller
- a novel which takes the story to its halfway point & is continued in Spartacus: Rebellion"."
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Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace a land north of Greece that he once fought in the Roman legions & that during two fateful years he led a slave army which nearly brought Rome to its knees. In Ben Kane's brilliant novel we meet Spartacus as he returns to Thrace ready to settle down after a decade away. But a new king has usurped the throne. Treacherous & violent he immediately seizes Spartacus & sells him to a Roman slave trader looking for new gladiators. The odyssey has begun which will see Spartacus become one of the greatest legends of history the hero of revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara immortalised on screen & now brought to life in Ben Kane's great bestseller
- a novel which takes the story to its halfway point & is continued in Spartacus: Rebellion.
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Sparta was a city in the ancient Greek state of Lakedaimon the only state in Greece to have a full-time army. The institutions of the state & the system of education were organised with a view to creating superbly trained soldiers. Isocrates compared the Lakedaimonian political community to a military camp & Aristotyle criticised the Lakedaimonian constitution because it was organised entirely to promote military virtue. Nick Sekunda examines this ancient military machine describing the organisational system of the Spartan army the battles they fought & the society that produced them. ...

Clive Cussler introduces Sam & Remi Fargo in Spartan Gold. An ancient treasure stolen by Xerxes the Great... Discovered by Napoleon Bonaparte... The clues to its hidden location lost until now... Adventurers & treasure hunters Sam & Remi Fargo are on a wild-goose chase. Up to their waists in the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Maryland theyre hunting for lost gold. What they find instead is a small Second World War German U-boat. Inside the submarine they find a body
- & a puzzling incredibly rare bottle of wine. This bottle was one of twelve taken from Napoleons lost cellar. But it is also a clue to a fabulous ancient treasure. One that Hadeon Bondaruk
- a half-Russian half-Persian millionaire
- will do anything to get his hands on. For he claims descent from treasures one-time owner. It will be his no matter who stands in his way... Clive Cussler author of the celebrated Dirk Pitt" novels " Arctic Drift" & " Crescent Dawn" presents his newest series following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam & Remi Fargo
- beginning with Spartan Gold. Praise for Clive Cussler: " The guy I read". (Tom Clancy). The bestselling grandmaster of adventure Clive Cussler has thrilled millions of readers with this gripping fast-paced stories of treasure-hunting action & conspiracy. As well as the Fargo series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" series the " Dirk Pitt stories (which started it all) & the " Isaac Bell" adventures series. " The Fargo Adventures" series continues with " Lost Empire" & " The Kingdom" which are both available from Penguin."



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