Bøger af Elizabeth (late Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History Rawson

The collected papers of the late Elizabeth Rawson, a specialist in the history, society and culture of the later Roman Republic and Augustan period. Topics covered include the workings of human politics and society, historical thinking at Rome, and literary and cultural criticism.

Outlines what is known of ancient Sparta, describes Greek reaction to the ambiguous institutions of the great rival to democratic Athens, makes an attempt to follow the subsequent fortunes of the debate, and indicates Sparta's role, over 25 centuries, in the intellectual history of Europe.