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The grand strategy of classical sparta : the Persian challenge / Paul A. Rahe.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Yale library of military historyPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]Copyright date: �2015Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 408 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780300218602
  • 0300218605
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Grand strategy of classical spartaDDC classification:
  • 938.9 23
LOC classification:
  • DF261.S8 R34 2015eb
Online resources:
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.
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."--Jacket.
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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.

"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."--Jacket.

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