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complex and distinctive Spartan tradition has been a prominent theme in western thinking from antiquity to today, Sparta is also one of a handful of ancient Greek cities with enough existing evidence for historians to create a realistic social portrait, Over the past quartercentury Paul Cartledge has established himself as the leading international authority on ancient Sparta, Spartan Reflections is a superb collection of his essaystwo are published here for the first time, and the rest, often difficult to locate, have been revised and updated for publication in book form.
Giving us a real sense of what Sparta was like as a culture, these essays constitute a fascinating introduction to and overview of ancient Spartan history and its reception.
This collection, unique in breadth and scope, will be an essential source for anyone interested in this idiosyncratic society,

Cartledge brings us up to date on what is known about the most important and intriguing aspects of Sparta: its military development, questions of gender and sexuality, and the difficult problem of artistic and literary aspects of Sparta.
We learn about the institutions that distinguished Sparta from other citystates, including its religion, education process, degree of literacy, secret service, unusual system of servitude, and institutionalized pederasty, Throughout, Cartledge also makes important comparisons with Athens, helping us grasp what is really striking about Sparta,

Cartledge's writing is clear and engaging as he draws from myriad sources both ancient and modern, as well as from political and cultural theory, These essays, together with their magisterial bibliography, demonstrate his remarkable scholarly and intellectual range, Spartan Reflections will be an important source on the most significant issues in Sparta scholarship today as well as a fascinating look at this culture for general readers.


A Selection of the History Book Club A little confusing but still help with paper : I guess I was expecting more, . . reflection. It's a good, solid collection and full of important information on Spartan culture and politics with some analysis, but not really, It's fine. Definitely better than The Spartans, This is about a hundred times better than the book "Spartans"he wrote for PBS, As with the Regional History of Lakonia, this book is full of interesting information for the academic enthusiast of Sparta,

There are many carefully argued essays on a variety of subjects related to the lives of the Spartans during the classical period, and I found so much to think about and explore here.


Cartledges writing style is honestly very much my cup of tea easy to read but full of detail,
Paul Anthony Cartledge is thest A, G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University, having

previously held a personal chair in Greek History at Cambridge, He was educated at St Pauls School New College, Oxford where he took hisst degree completed his doctoral thesis in Spartan archaeology inunder Prof, Sir John Boardman. After a period at the University of Warwick he moved in/to Cambridge University where hes a fellow of Clare College, Hes a world expert on Athens Sparta in the Classical Age has been described as a Laconophile, He was chief historical consultant for the BBC TV series The Greeks the Channelseries The Spartans, presented by Bettany Hughes, Hes also a holder of the Gold Cross of Paul Anthony Cartledge is thest A, G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University, having previously held a personal chair in Greek History at Cambridge, He was educated at St Paul's School New College, Oxford where he took hisst degree completed his doctoral thesis in Spartan archaeology inunder Prof, Sir John Boardman. After a period at the University of Warwick he moved in/to Cambridge University where he's a fellow of Clare College, He's a world expert on Athens Sparta in the Classical Age has been described as a Laconophile, He was chief historical consultant for the BBC TV series The Greeks the Channelseries The Spartans, presented by Bettany Hughes, He's also a holder of the Gold Cross of the Order of Honour an Honorary Citizen of modern Sparta, Besides the Leventis Professorship, he holds a visiting Global Distinguished Professorship at New York University, funded by the Greek Parliament, sitelink.