Paul Cartledge is a Professor of Greek History at Cambridge University, and a fellow of Clare College. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Clare College is a college of the University of Cambridge, the second oldest surviving college after Peterhouse. A world expert on Athens and Sparta in the Classical Age, he has been described as a Laconophile. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Laconophilia is love or admiration of Sparta and of the Spartan culture or constitution He was chief historical consultant for the BBC TV series The Greeks and the Channel 4 series The Spartans, presented by Bettany Hughes. Bettany Hughes (born 1968 is a broadcaster and Writer. She has presented several Channel 4 television documentaries
Cartledge completed his doctoral thesis in Spartan archaeology at Oxford in 1975. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos His thesis advisor was Professor Sir John Boardman. Professor Sir John Boardman (born August 20, 1927) is a classical Art historian and Archaeologist, "Britain's most distinguished historian
Bibliography
- Aristophanes And His Theatre of the Absurd (1989) Duckworth. ISBN 1853991147
- Nomos : Essays in Athenian Law, Politics and Society (1991) Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521370221
- Spartan Reflections, a collection of essays new and revised (Duckworth 2001) ISBN 0-7156-2966-2
- Sparta and Lakonia (2nd edn. 2001)
- Hellenistic and Roman Sparta (rev. edns 2002) (with A. Spawforth)
- The Greeks: A Portrait of Self and Others (2nd ed, 2002), the product of research into Greek self-definition
- Kosmos: essays in Order, Conflict and Community in Classical Athens (coauthor Millett, Paul. ) (2002) Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 0521525934
- The Spartans: An Epic History (2nd ed, 2003)
- Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (2004)
- Helots and Their Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures (2004) Center for Hellenic Studies. ISBN 0674012232
- Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World (2006). The Overlook Press. ISBN 1585675660.
References
- Ancient History at Cambridge. Faculty of Classics. University of Cambridge. Retrieved on 2008-01-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.
External links
- Dan Vergano. "This is Sparta? The history behind the movie '300'", USA Today, March 6, 2007. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-04-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Interview with Paul Cartledge.
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