The Spartans
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| Management number | 232010496 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | $7.24 | Model Number | 232010496 | ||
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This collection gathers the essential ancient witnesses to the Spartan order—the city that sought permanence through discipline and the recovery of tradition. Xenophon’s Constitution of the Lacedaemonians records a system of law and virtue grounded in obedience; Plutarch’s Customs, Sayings, and Life of Lysander preserve the moral austerity that shaped both citizen and state. Herodotus, Pausanias, and Aristotle provide the wider Greek gaze: admiration, wonder, and measured critique. Included is an essay by the series editor which surveys the essential reactionary tendencies of Sparta.Sparta’s rejection of luxury, its suspicion of novelty, and its reverence for law were attempts to hold fast to an older harmony between man, family, and state. These texts reveal not a vanished oddity, but an experiment in continuity: a civilization that chose rootedness over change, and in doing so, will live forever as the image of disciplined order. Read more
| ISBN10 | 192347832X |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1923478329 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Imperium Press |
| Dimensions | 4.25 x 0.71 x 7 inches |
| Item Weight | 10.4 ounces |
| Reading age | 14 - 18 years |
| Print length | 283 pages |
| Publication date | October 14, 2025 |
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