The Ancient Messenians: Constructions of Ethnicity and Memory

by Nino Luraghi

Book Overview

Early in the archaic period of Greek history, Messenia was annexed and partially settled by its powerful neighbour, Sparta. Achieving independence in the fourth century BC, the inhabitants of Messenia set about trying to forge an identity for themselves separate from their previous identity as Spartan subjects, refunctionalising or simply erasing their Spartan heritage. Professor Luraghi provides a thorough examination of the history of Messenian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521349532
• ISBN13: 9780521349536
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"