Fafner and the Rhinemaidens’ Treasure, Fifty Years On
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6108351 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Lewis (0000-0002-0253-5530, Senior Lecturer in Greek History and Culture, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-140 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polis The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-257X • E-ISSN: 2051-2996 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/20512996-12340430 |
| OpenAlex | W4390563016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article discusses G.E.M. de Ste. Croix’s contentions about the effect of Helotage on Spartan foreign policy articulated in chapter IV of Origins of the Peloponnesian War, namely that Sparta’s Helot population was uniquely dangerous, constraining Sparta’s ability to send large numbers of citizen hoplites abroad lest it be exposed to the threat within. It shows that while certain arguments advanced by Ste. Croix are no longer tenable in light of subsequent research, others still stand up to critical scrutiny fifty years on; furthermore, other points neglected by Ste. Croix reinforce his overall claims
Archaeology · Political science · Population · Scrutiny · Sociology · Spartan · Treasure · Classical Antiquity Studies · Demography · Engineering · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |