Xenophon's Spartan Constitution: Introduction. Text. Commentary

by Michael Lipka

This work presents a new critical edition of The Spartan Constitution, a treatise in state philosophy attributed to the historian Xenophon (c. 430 - c. 355 B. C.). The Greek text, reconstructed on the basis of extant manuscript sources, is prefaced by an introduction and supplemented by a critical commentary and an English translation. The introduction discusses the problem of the text's authenticity and dating and provides a comprehensive account...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110174669
• ISBN13: 9783110174663
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary