Warfare, wealth, and the crisis of Spartiate society 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20083003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Hodkinson (0000-0001-8957-1077, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 146-176 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | War and Society in the Greek World (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003070764-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4235788779 |
| ISBN | 9781003070764 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This chapter examines the methods and personnel through which Sparta organized and conducted its foreign campaigns. It considers the impact of these upon Spartan politics and society. The chapter briefly compares Sparta’s experience of warfare and empire with that of the Roman republic, as a control for assessing its significance in the development of the Spartiate crisis. Several ancient writers claim that the Spartan social order was ruined by the influx of foreign wealth, especially the gold and silver coinage sent home by Lysander after the defeat of the Athenian empire in 404. The consequent partial undermining of traditional deference to the elders may also have led to an increased role for other sources of influence, such as patronage and wealth. In the more tightly controlled Spartan society, in which prohibitions against ostentatious living and display could be more effectively enforced, a larger proportion of foreign wealth may have been channelled into the acquisition of land
Business · Political science · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical Economic and Social Studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |