Paul Cartledge

Broschiertes Buch

The Spartans

An Epic History

Beschreibung

The definitive account of the extraordinary people of Sparta, from the world's leading expert.

Autor

Paul Cartledge is A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture in the Faculty of Classics, where he taught from 1979 to 2014. His undergraduate and doctoral qualifications were obtained at Oxford, where he completed a dissertation on the archaeology and history of early Sparta under the supervision of Professor Sir John Boardman. He is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of well over a score of books, including The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece; The Spartans: An Epic History; Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past; Thermopylae: The Battle that Changed the World; and Democracy: A Life. He co-edits a monograph series, sits on the editorial boards of three learned journals, and serves as consultant in ancient history to publishers on both sides of the Atlantic. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and an Honorary Citizen of Sparta, Greece, and holds the Gold Cross of the Order of Honour awarded by the President of the Hellenic Republic.

Produktdetails

• Picador Collection
• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 129mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 220g
• ISBN-13: 9781035062775
• ISBN-10: 1035062771
• Artikelnr.: 71551363