An edition of Plutarch on Sparta
(1988)
Plutarch on Sparta (Penguin Classics)
by Plutarch
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Plutarch here provides a fascinating account of the everyday lives and customs of the Spartan people, the famous warriors who gave their name to a way of life. A life of constant and rigorous training, self denial and hardship.
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Translations into English, Non-fiction, Manners and Customs, Militarism, Plutarch, Philosophy, ancient, Sparta (extinct city), 938.9, BiographyPeople
The SpartansPlaces
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Plutarch on Sparta
2005, Penguin
in English
- Rev. ed. / with Life of Agesilaus translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert and revised by Richard J.A. Talbert.
0140449434 9780140449433
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Plutarch on Sparta (Penguin Classics)
November 1, 1988, Penguin Classics
in English
0140444637 9780140444636
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"When Plutarch came to write a Life of the early Spartan lawgiver Lycurgus, he was well aware of the controversies surrounding every aspect of his identity and date."
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