BAYLISS (A.J.) The Spartans. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. Pp. X + 166, illus. £10.99/$13.95. 9780198853084

For the most part, the chapters thematically divide aspects of Spartan society, covering ‘Sparta’s Civic Structure’, ‘The Spartan Lifestyle’, ‘Raising a Spartan’, ‘Spartan Women’, ‘Helots’ and ‘The Later Reception of Sparta’. In October 2020, Greek courts ruled Golden Dawn a criminal organization an...

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Published in:The Journal of Hellenic Studies 2022, Vol.142, p.414-415
Main Author: Hershkowitz, Aaron
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Greek civilization
Infanticide
Reviews of Books: History
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Summary:For the most part, the chapters thematically divide aspects of Spartan society, covering ‘Sparta’s Civic Structure’, ‘The Spartan Lifestyle’, ‘Raising a Spartan’, ‘Spartan Women’, ‘Helots’ and ‘The Later Reception of Sparta’. In October 2020, Greek courts ruled Golden Dawn a criminal organization and sentenced its leadership and dozens of its members to prison, including sixteen who were ruled guilty in the 2013 murder of a Greek rapper, Pavlos Fyassas. [...]Bayliss on several occasions, as prominently as on the inside cover of the dust jacket and in the book’s second paragraph, brings up the infanticide of disabled babies by the Spartans.
ISSN:0075-4269
2041-4099
DOI:10.1017/S0075426922000738