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On Sparta (Penguin Classics)

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304 pages2005Penguin ClassicsISBN 9780140449433
Non-fictionManners and CustomsMilitarism
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Plutarch here provides a fascinating account of the everyday lives and customs of the Spartan people, the famous warriors who gave their name to a way of life. A life of constant and rigorous training, self denial and hardship.

Publication Details

Publisher
Penguin Classics
Published
2005
Pages
304
ISBN
9780140449433

About Unknown Author

Plutarch, born Plutarchos (Greek: Πλούταρχος) then, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Μέστριος Πλούταρχος), c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi. Plutarch died between the years AD 119 and 127.

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