Greek Superpower

Sparta in the Self-Definitions of Athenians

AvPaul Cartledge,Anton Powell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Even Greeks – in later times – saw Athens as 'the Hellas of Hellas', the moral standard-bearer of Greek civilisation. But in the classical period many Athenians thought otherwise: Athens might be a school of Hellas, but the school of Hellas was Sparta. Spartan soldiers dominated the Greek mainland and beyond, and in 404 bc Sparta enforced the total military surrender of Athens. The cause of this supremacy was seen as the uniquely harmonious subordination of Sparta's citizens to their city's interest. This book explores Athenians' thinking about Sparta's military and moral ascendancy. In nine new studies from a distinguished international cast, the works of Athenian politicians, writers and artists are examined so as to reveal mentalities in the wider city which, at the extreme, might cause Athenians to revere Sparta even as they fought her. Such respect culminated not only in Plato's literary creation of fantasy cities (in the Republic and Laws) which imitated Spartan methods, but even in a short-lived claim by ruling Athenian politicians that Athens, after its military surrender, was to be remodelled as itself a New Sparta.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-05-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:606 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sparta and Its Influence
Antal sidor:239
Förlag:Classical Press of Wales
ISBN:9781910589632

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Paul Cartledge is A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University, UK, and a Fellow of Clare College. He has published extensively on Greek history over several decades, including The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece (1997, new edition 2002), Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (2004, revised edition 2005), Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice (2009), and Democracy: A Life (2016). Paul Cartledge is A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University, UK, and a Fellow of Clare College. He has published extensively on Greek history over several decades, including The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece (1997, new edition 2002), Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (2004, revised edition 2005), Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice (2009), and Democracy: A Life (2016).

Innehållsförteckning

Introductory Note Anton PowellForeword Paul Cartledge 1 Sparta in Pericles’ Funeral Oration Paula Debnar2 Athens, Sparta, and the t???? of deliberation Ellen Millender3 Athens as New Sparta? Lakonism and the Athenian revolution of 404–3 BC Anton Powell4 Viewing Sparta through Athenian engagement with art and architecture Michael Scott5 Euripides, Sparta and the self-definition of Athens Edith Hall6 Sparta and Spartans in Old Comedy Ralph M. Rosen7 Imagined superpowers: Isocrates’ opposition of Athens and Sparta Carol Atack8 Spartan echoes in Plato’s Republic Fritz-Gregor Herrmann9 Aristotle’s critique of Spartan imperialism Malcolm SchofieldIndex