{"product_id":"aristomenes-of-messene-daniel-ogden-9780954384548","title":"Aristomenes of Messene: Legends of Sparta's Nemesis","description":"With Aristomenes of Messene, Daniel Ogden identifies yet another fertile and undervalued topic in Ancient History. He has previously studied illegitimacy in the ancient Greek world (\u003ci\u003eGreek Bastardy\u003c\/i\u003e, OUP, 1996), Greek ideas about the relationship between deformity and power (\u003ci\u003eCrooked Kings of Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e, Duckworth, 1997), the nature and causes of dynastic murder in the Hellenistic world (\u003ci\u003ePolygamy, Prostitutes and Death, Classical Press of Wales\u003c\/i\u003e, 1999) and the techniques of calling up the dead in the ancient world (\u003ci\u003eGreek and Roman Necromancy\u003c\/i\u003e, Princeton UP, 2001). Among his other books is a volume edited for the Classical Press of Wales, \u003ci\u003eThe Hellenistic World: New perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).The legends of Aristomenes, hero of the Messenian resistance to Sparta, were designed to excite, gratify and amuse. Yet they remain almost unknown even to specialist ancient historians. This book, the first monograph to be devoted to Aristomenes, redirects attention to his adventures, which at times resemble those of King Arthur, Robin Hood and even Sinbad the Sailor. The book goes beyond the question of the historicity of Aristomenes, and examines the meaning and symbolism of the stories in their own right. The study will be welcomed by those with an interest in the history of Sparta, in Pausanias (our principal source for the tales), and in Greek traditional narrative. Famously, Sparta tried to suppress the identity and self-confidence of its Messenian helots. Yet here are stories which give access to the imagination of this long-muted but ultimately liberated people..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Ogden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0954384547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780954384548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Classical Press of Wales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.62h x 6.46w x 0.76d","brand":"Daniel Ogden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112994812159,"sku":"9780954384548","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa3ec0b3-4dca-4f07-926d-a38dfe0346f4.jpg?v=1769612345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aristomenes-of-messene-daniel-ogden-9780954384548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}