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The grand strategy of classical Sparta : the Persian challenge
- Title
- The grand strategy of classical Sparta : the Persian challenge / Paul A. Rahe.
- Author
- Rahe, Paul Anthony
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
- ©2015
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 408 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- "More than 2,500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously researched study, historian Paul Rahe argues that Sparta was responsible for the initial establishment of the Hellenic defensive coalition and was, in fact, the most essential player in its ultimate victory. Drawing from an impressive range of ancient sources, including Herodotus and Plutarch, the author veers from the traditional Atheno-centric view of the Greco-Persian Wars to examine from a Spartan perspective the grand strategy that halted the Persian juggernaut. Rahe provides a fascinating, detailed picture of life in Sparta circa 480 B.C., revealing how the Spartans' form of government and the regimen to which they subjected themselves instilled within them the pride, confidence, discipline, and discernment necessary to forge an alliance that would stand firm against a great empire, driven by religious fervor, that held sway over two-fifths of the human race."--Dust jacket.
- Series Statement
- The Yale library of military history
- Uniform Title
- Yale library of military history.
- Alternative Title
- Persian challenge
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : a clash of civilizations -- Prologue : a regime and its grand strategy -- Part I. The crisis of Sparta's grand strategy. A shadow growing in the east -- Mainland defense -- The Ionian revolt -- The first round -- Part II. The crisis comes to a head. The formation of the Hellenic League -- Thermopylae and Artemisium -- Salamis -- Plataea and Mycale -- Epilogue : the aftermath.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-8151
- ISBN
- 9780300116427
- 030011642X
- LCCN
- 2015940163
- OCLC
- 906877996
- Author
- Rahe, Paul Anthony, author.
- Title
- The grand strategy of classical Sparta : the Persian challenge / Paul A. Rahe.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The Yale library of military historyYale library of military history.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- Antiken
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-8151