Ancient polemics on Sparta (by Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, and others) have had a remarkable afterlife in the political and educational thought of Renaissance Italy, the France of the Philosophes, Whig England, and Nazi Germany. This book outlines the little we know of ancient Sparta, describes Greek reaction to the ambiguous institutions of the great rival to democratic Athens, makes a first attempt to follow the subsequent fortunes of the debate, and indicates Sparta's role--over twenty-five centuries--in the intellectual history of Europe.

The Spartan tradition in European thought

Politics & Social Sciences

Rawson, Elizabeth

Philosophy

Clarendon Press

Ancient polemics on Sparta (by Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, and others) have had a remarkable afterlife in the political and educational thought of Renaissance Italy, the France of the Philosophes, Whig England, and Nazi Germany. This book outlines the little we know of ancient Sparta, describes Greek reaction to the ambiguous institutions of the great rival to democratic Athens, makes a first attempt to follow the subsequent fortunes of the debate, and indicates Sparta's role--over twenty-five centuries--in the intellectual history of Europe.

The Spartan Tradition in European Thought (Clarendon Paperbacks)

History

Ancient Civilizations

Elizabeth Rawson (1934-1988) was a distinguished specialist in the history, society, and culture of the later Roman Republic and Augustan period. First published between 1971 and 1989, her papers cover the workings of human politics and society, historical and antiquarian thinking at Rome, and literary history. The collection offers an essential contribution to the understanding of the central period of Roman history.

Roman Culture and Society: Collected Papers

Life in ancient Greece: pictures from pottery;

Longman Young Books

Cicero: A portrait

Allen Lane.

Our picture of any age must necessarily be limited and to some degree stereotyped. So, even though a casual sampling of Cicero's letters will show that life in the late Roman Republic held more than political intrigue and violence and military campaigns, most readers will surely be surprised at the evidence which Rawson has assembled for intellectual life at that time, mostly within Italy itself. This remarkable book demonstrates clearly the liveliness and range of such activities at that time and place, and assesses them critically. The range covered by Rawson is astonishing, and every reader will learn much from these pages.

Intellectual Life in the Late Roman Republic

Europe

Duckworth

Cicero: A Portrait

Drawing on a full range of Cicero's speeches, essays and correspondence, as well as on the most recent research, Rawson's highly regarded biography of Cicero - his politics and philosophy - makes fascinating reading for historians, classicists, and anyone interested in Roman history.

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Cornell Univ Pr

(from the preface to 2nd edition) ...... This book was written with the general public in mind, but has established itself primarily as a book for students: I am very grateful to the Bristol classical press and Cornell University Press for reprinting it and allowing me to eliminate misprints and make a few small corrections.

Cornell Univeristy Press

Drawing on a full range of Cicero's speeches, essays and correspondence, as well as on the most recent research, Rawson's highly regarded biography of Cicero - his politics and philosophy - makes fascinating reading for historians, classicists, and anyone interested in Roman history.

Cicero: A Portrait (BCPaperbacks)

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Bristol Classical Press

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The Spartan tradition in European thought

The Spartan Tradition in European Thought (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Roman Culture and Society: Collected Papers

Life in ancient Greece: pictures from pottery;

Cicero: A portrait

Intellectual Life in the Late Roman Republic

Cicero: A Portrait

Cicero: A Portrait

Cicero: A Portrait (BCPaperbacks)