Plutarch on Sparta / translated with introduction and notes by Richard J.A. Talbert.

Plutarch on Sparta / translated with introduction and notes by Richard J.A. Talbert.

Revised edition / With Life of Agesilaus translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert and revised by Richard J.A. Talbert.

9780140449433 (pbk.)
0140449434 (pbk.)

London : Penguin, 2005.

English

xxxix, 264 pages : maps ; 20 cm.

PA4374.A2 T34 2005

938.9

Through his Lives of Sparta's leaders and his recording of memorable Spartan Sayings, Plutarch depicts a people who lived frugally and mastered their emotions in all aspects of life, who disposed of unhealthy babies in a deep chasm, introduced a gruelling regimen of military training for boys, and treated their serfs brutally. Plutarch's writing brings to life the personalities and achievements of Sparta. Revised edition includes a new introduction, a new essay on Plutarch, notes, a glossary, updated further reading, and an index.

Translated from the Greek.
Previous ed.: 1988.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Penguin classics.

Plutarch. Agesilaus. English.
Plutarch. Agesilaus. Greek.

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