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