The standard image of Sparta is of an egalitarian, military society which disdained material possessions. Yet property and wealth played a critical role in her

In this book, Sarah Pomeroy seeks to reconstruct the lives and the world of Sparta's women--including how their legal status changed over time and how they held

A Spartan lifestyle proverbially describes austerity; ancient Greek luxury was associated with Ionia and the oriental world. The contributions to this book, fir

Features in-depth coverage of Spartan history and culture

Images of ancient Sparta have had a major impact on Western thought. From the Renaissance to the French Revolution she was invoked by radical thinkers as a mode