Sparta's Kings Tapa dura - 2012

Pen and Sword. Used - Very Good. 2012. Hardcover. Very Good.

Pen and Sword Military, 2012-12-19. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. First Edition. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a very good binding, no marks or notations. Dust jacket price not clipped. Dust jacket is wrapped in a clear protective mylar sleeve.

Pen and Sword Military, 2012. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in new dust jacket. 8vo. (7 x 1 x 9.75 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes index, timeline, maps, and photo plates. 208 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In ancient Greece, Sparta was unique in having a dual kingship - two kings from different clans, the Agiads and the Eurypontids, reigning simultaneously. The institution was already well-developed by the 8th century BC, when Theopompos of the Eurypontid clan emerges as the first recorded Spartan king. At least fifty-seven men held office as Spartan king between Theopompos and the Agiad Kleomenes III who died in 222 BC. For almost all this period the Spartan kingship was primarily a military office, and thus the kings embody much of the military history of Sparta. Wherever Sparta's main battles took place, there the kings were. Naturally, the character of the particular king would often determine the outcome of a battle or… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.