A New Reading of the Damonon Stele

by Paul Christesen

This book offers a new reading of one of the most important inscriptions from ancient Sparta, the Damonon stele. That inscription records victories that two Spartans, Damonon and his son Enymakratidas, won in the late fifth century BCE in equestrian and athletic competitions at religious festivals in and around Sparta. Scholars have repeatedly turned their attention to the Damonon stele because it offers invaluable insight into multiple facets of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1075570344
• ISBN13: 9781075570346
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"