Paul Anthony Rahe: 3 books
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta
The Persian Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
More than 2500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously researched study, historian Paul Rahe argues that Sparta was responsible for the initial establishment of the Hellenic defensive coalition...
Sparta's First Attic War
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478-446 B.C.
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2019
A companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan†‘Athenian alliance
During the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens worked in tandem to defeat what was, in terms of relative resources and power, the greatest empire...
The Spartan Regime
Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
An authoritative and refreshingly original consideration of the government and culture of ancient Sparta and her place in Greek history For centuries, ancient Sparta has been glorified in song, fiction, and popular art. Yet the true nature of a civilization described as a combination of democracy and...