{"product_id":"athens-and-sparta-s-c-todd-9781853993985","title":"Athens and Sparta","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthens and Sparta were the two leading powers in the Classical Greek world. They represented entirely different systems of social organization: oligarchic conservatism at Sparta versus radical democracy at Athens. There was continuing ideological rivalry, culminating in the Peloponnesian War, a central event in Greek history. This text focuses on the image of rival societies, as Athens and Sparta have been perceived, by contemporaries, by later Greeks, during the Roman period and beyond. The topics covered include education, land-holding, the division of the sexes, the buildings of Athens, the development of Spartan traditional customs to meet the demands of the Roman tourist trade, and the relationship between imperialism and democracy, in antiquity and today. There is also an examination of the way in which the Peloponnesian War was constructed, if not invented, by its historian, Thucydides. The book is part of the \"Classical World\" series, which explores the culture and achievement of the civilizations of Rome. It is designed for students and teachers of Classical Civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Todd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1853993980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853993985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol Classical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.24d","brand":"Stephen Todd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074037346559,"sku":"9781853993985","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09a2bcd1-ed0a-40e9-a246-b7522a53a60a.jpg?v=1685451404","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/athens-and-sparta-s-c-todd-9781853993985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}