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Sparta - Unfit for Empire
Godfrey Hutchinson
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Description for Sparta - Unfit for Empire
Hardcover. Describes how Sparta failed to maintain the power of Greece she had won in the Peloponnesian War. Insight into the strategy and tactics of Classical warfare in a period of change. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp plates, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
The end of the Peloponnesian War saw Sparta emerge as the dominant power in the Greek world. Had she used this position wisely her hegemony might have been secure. As it was, she embarked on actions that her former allies, Thebes and Korinth, refused to support. The rise of Thebes as a threatening power to Sparta's control of Greece was largely the result of the brilliant exploits of Epaminondas and Pelopidas whose obvious examination of Spartan tactics allowed them to provide counters to them. While noting the political issues, Godfrey Hutchinson's focus is upon the strategic and tactical elements of ... Read more
The end of the Peloponnesian War saw Sparta emerge as the dominant power in the Greek world. Had she used this position wisely her hegemony might have been secure. As it was, she embarked on actions that her former allies, Thebes and Korinth, refused to support. The rise of Thebes as a threatening power to Sparta's control of Greece was largely the result of the brilliant exploits of Epaminondas and Pelopidas whose obvious examination of Spartan tactics allowed them to provide counters to them. While noting the political issues, Godfrey Hutchinson's focus is upon the strategic and tactical elements of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
684g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848322226
SKU
V9781848322226
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About Godfrey Hutchinson
Godfrey Hutchinson is an historian educated at the Universities of Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His main area of expertise is that of warfare and leadership in the Classical and Hellenistic periods. He is the author of Xenophon and the Art of Command and Attrition: Aspects of Command in the Peloponnesian War.
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