The bronze lie : shattering the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy /: shattering the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Myke Cole.
• Authors: Cole, Myke
• Contents: PrefaceList of MapsPART I: THE MYTH OF SPARTAIntroductionPART II: THE REALITY OF SPARTAI. Cuckold Kings and Wolves' Work: Behind the Spartan MirageII. Archaic Sparta at War: Early Losses, Foreign RootsIII. The Greco-Persian War: The Thermopylae Speed Bump IV. The Peloponnesian Wars: Floundering at Sea, Surrendering on LandV. Masters of Greece? Sparta Squanders its HegemonyVI. The Boeotian War: What Cannot Bend Must BreakVII. The End of Sparta: Irreformable and IrrelevantVIII. Conclusion: The Bronze Lie PART III: TANGLING MYTH AND REALITYIX. The 'Moron Label': The Spartans and the Political Far RightAppendix A. Historiography and ObjectivityAppendix B. The Fundamentals of Ancient BattleGlossaryBibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 938.9; Propaganda -- Greece -- Sparta (Extinct city); Militarism -- Greece -- Sparta (Extinct city); Sparta (Extinct city) -- History, Military
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472843746; 9781472843739
• Related ISBNs: 9781472843753
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