Book contents
- Sparta and the Commemoration of War
- Sparta and the Commemoration of War
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 Memory and Mirage
- Chapter 2 Warrior Poets
- Chapter 3 Few against Many
- Chapter 4 The Freedom of the Greeks
- Chapter 5 Remembering Sparta’s Other Liberators
- Chapter 6 Agesilaus, First King of Greece
- Chapter 7 From Thermopylae to 300
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
Chapter 2 - Warrior Poets
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 December 2023
- Sparta and the Commemoration of War
- Sparta and the Commemoration of War
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 Memory and Mirage
- Chapter 2 Warrior Poets
- Chapter 3 Few against Many
- Chapter 4 The Freedom of the Greeks
- Chapter 5 Remembering Sparta’s Other Liberators
- Chapter 6 Agesilaus, First King of Greece
- Chapter 7 From Thermopylae to 300
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
Summary
A study of Archaic Spartan commemoration, starting with Homeric ideas and the poetry of Tyrtaeus. A look at some key commemorative events in Archaic Sparta, including Sparta’s relationship with Samos and the Messenian Wars. A consideration of the role of commemoration in Spartan religion and cult.
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- Sparta and the Commemoration of War , pp. 33 - 63Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023