{"product_id":"sparta-and-the-commemoration-of","title":"Sparta and the Commemoration of...","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew A. Sears (University of...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Sparta and the Commemoration of...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 0000-00-00\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e The tough Spartan soldier is one of the most enduring images from antiquity. Yet Spartans too fell in battle - so how did ancient Sparta memorialise its wars and war dead? From the poet Tyrtaeus inspiring soldiers with rousing verse in the seventh century BCE to inscriptions celebrating the 300's last stand at Thermopylae, and from Spartan imperialists posing as liberators during the Peloponnesian War to the modern reception of the Spartan as a brave warrior defending the \"West\", Sparta has had an outsized role in how warfare is framed and remembered. This image has also been distorted by the Spartans themselves and their later interpreters. While debates continue to rage about the appropriateness of monuments to supposed war heroes in our civic squares, this authoritative and engaging book suggests that how the Spartans commemorated their military past, and how this shaped their military future, has perhaps never been more pertinent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781316519455\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 9.33069 inches, Length: 6.37794 inches, Weight: 1.3668660244 Pounds, Width: 0.7874 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthew A. Sears (University of...","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51864427659571,"sku":"9781316519455","price":47.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/20136313482656.jpg?v=1754226547","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/sparta-and-the-commemoration-of","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}