Spartan Walls
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Spartan Walls
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Author : Kenneth Hewitt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Spartan Walls written by Kenneth Hewitt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Military history, Modern categories.
Walls Of Sparta
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Author : Lloyd Charles (author)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
Walls Of Sparta written by Lloyd Charles (author) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with categories.
Walls
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Author : David Frye
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2018-10-02
Walls written by David Frye and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-02 with Architecture categories.
For thousands of years, humans have built walls and assaulted them, admired walls and reviled them. Great Walls have appeared on nearly every continent, the handiwork of people from Persia, Rome, China, Central America, and beyond. They have accompanied the rise of cities, nations, and empires. And yet they rarely appear in our history books. Spanning centuries and millennia, drawing on archaeological digs to evidence from Berlin and Hollywood, David Frye uncovers the story of walls and asks questions that are both intriguing and profound. Did walls make civilization possible? Can we live without them? This is more than a tale of bricks and stone: Frye reveals the startling link between what we build and how we live, who we are and how we came to be. It is nothing less than the story of civilization.
Spartan Walls
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Author : Kenneth Hewitt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Spartan Walls written by Kenneth Hewitt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Military history, Modern categories.
Spartan Reflections
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Author : Paul Cartledge
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-07-17
Spartan Reflections written by Paul Cartledge and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-17 with History categories.
"This is a book that scholars will read with pleasure, and a book from which advanced undergraduates and graduates will gain a sense of what Sparta was like as a culture, and (just as important) the nature and state of play of contemporary Spartan studies. And it will be accessible for the well informed lay reader as well."—Josiah Ober, author of Political Dissent in Democratic Athens "Paul Cartledge's aim, in this powerful collection of essays, is to shed light in dark places, to demythicize... Cartledge is shrewd, realistic, and far from starry-eyed. Over a quarter-century's exhaustive research, now updated, has gone into these densely documented and tightly argued essays. These Spartans, in the last resort, are exploitative slave-drivers, obsessed with keeping their serfs down (by annually killing off any resisters, among other things)... Modern idealizers of cold baths, black broth, mindless discipline and long route marches should read this book and, hopefully, have second thoughts."—Peter Green, author of Alexander to Actium
The Spartan Way
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Author : Nic Fields
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2013-02-28
The Spartan Way written by Nic Fields and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with History categories.
For a period of some 200 years, Sparta was acknowledged throughout the Greek world as the home of the finest soldiers. Xenophon called them 'the only true craftsmen in matters of war'. Nic Fields explains the reasons for this superiority, how their reputation for invincibility was earned (and deliberately manipulated) and how it was ultimately shattered. The Spartan Way examines how Spartan society, through its rigid laws and brutal educational system, was thoroughly militarized and devoted to producing warriors suited to the intense demands of hoplite warfare - professional killers inculcated with the values of unwavering obedience and a willingness to fight and die for their city. The role of Spartan women, as mothers and wives, in shaping the warrior ethic is considered, as are the role of uniform and rigorous training in enhancing the small-unit cohesion within the phalanx , and the psychological intimidation of the enemy. The final chapters chart the course of Sparta's successes through the period of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, through the Corinthian and Theban wars of the fourth century BC, which culminated with the shattering military defeats at Leuctra and 2nd Mantinea, and the years of her decline with the Spartans as a source of mercenaries for the wars of other states.
Spartan Society
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Author : Thomas J. Figueira
language : en
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Release Date : 2004-12-31
Spartan Society written by Thomas J. Figueira and has been published by Classical Press of Wales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-31 with History categories.
This is the fifth volume from the International Sparta Seminar, in the series founded by Anton Powell and Stephen Hodkinson. Thomas J. Figueira is here the editor of sixteen papers; fifteen are new, the other is newly translated from the French. Among the authors are most of the world's leading authorities on the history of Sparta. There are particular concentrations of papers on Spartan women; the economy of Sparta; helots and Messenians; Xenophon and Sparta; and the modern reception of Sparta.
Besieged
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Author : Paul K. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2003
Besieged written by Paul K. Davis and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
From ancient times to the present, great sieges have had an enormous impact on the shaping of world history. Now, in this spectacular, fully-illustrated volume, one hundred of the world's most monumental and mind-boggling sieges are laid out in detail. Besieged covers the most important sieges from around the world throughout history--from Joshua's assault on Jericho in the fifteenth century B.C. to the Russian attack on the Chechen capital of Grozny at the end of the twentieth. Each entry provides the name and date of the siege, its exact location in terms of today's world, the number of forces engaged, when known, the names of the commanders on each side, and the overall importance of the siege in its historical context. Thoroughly examining the actions of both the attackers and the defenders, the book explores the motivations of both, and strategically surveys the technical and tactical innovations and conditions both inside besieged positions and in the besiegers' ranks. The entries detail the historical setting, the particular circumstances of the event itself, and the long-term results of the siege. These riveting accounts are enhanced by illustrations, over seventy maps, and references for further reading. A glossary and a comprehensive index complete the book. Global in scope, and with stirring accounts of familiar sieges as well as many lesser known conflicts, Besieged is essential reading for military buffs and everyone interested in how the modern world came to be. Includes the sieges of: * Jericho (1405 B.C.) * Troy (1250 B.C.) * Acre (1189--1191) * Constantinople (1453) * Tenochtitlan (1521 * La Rochelle (1627--1628) * Leningrad (1941--1944) * Malta (1940--1942) * Dien Bien Phu (1954) * Khe Sanh (1968) * Beirut (1982) * Sarajevo (1991--1995)
The Imperfect Spartan
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Author : D. E. Loxwood
language : en
Publisher: Google Books
Release Date : 2020-03-19
The Imperfect Spartan written by D. E. Loxwood and has been published by Google Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-19 with Fiction categories.
In Ancient Sparta, where imperfect babies were thrown to their deaths from Mount Taygetus, and naked Spartan youths cut the throats of Helot slaves as they slept, a Spartan man about to graduate from history’s most brutal military academy is caught in a triangle of lust, love and jealousy from which death or rebellion can be the only escape. This is book one of the series, "Sunset on Sparta".
The Spartan Army
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Author : J. F. Lazenby
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2012-07-01
The Spartan Army written by J. F. Lazenby and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with History categories.
Reprint of a classic work of ancient military history Traces the origins of Sparta's unique training, tactics, and organization that made it the master of Greek battlefields Clear analysis of battles such as Thermopylae, Plataea, Mantinea, and Leuktra Spartan warriors continue to influence modern militaries, including the U.S. Marine Corps