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5 The Mirror Crack’d: Spartan Responses to the ‘East’ and to the Achaemenid Empire
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vi
- Acknowledgements xiv
- Note on Abbreviations and Style xvii
- Series Editor’s Preface xviii
- Maps xx
- Introduction: Perspectives, Looking Glasses and the Achaemenid Empire 1
- 2 Journeys through the Looking Glass: Early Perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire 67
- 3 Facing the Gorgon: Reactions to the Achaemenid Empire in Classical Athens 125
- 4 What the Butler Saw: Intimate Perspectives on King and Court in Classical Ionian Texts 189
- 5 The Mirror Crack’d: Spartan Responses to the ‘East’ and to the Achaemenid Empire 222
- 6 Entering the Hall of Mirrors: Macedonia and the Achaemenid Empire 255
- Conclusion: Travelling with Eunuchs 293
- Bibliography 298
- Index 354
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vi
- Acknowledgements xiv
- Note on Abbreviations and Style xvii
- Series Editor’s Preface xviii
- Maps xx
- Introduction: Perspectives, Looking Glasses and the Achaemenid Empire 1
- 2 Journeys through the Looking Glass: Early Perspectives on the Achaemenid Empire 67
- 3 Facing the Gorgon: Reactions to the Achaemenid Empire in Classical Athens 125
- 4 What the Butler Saw: Intimate Perspectives on King and Court in Classical Ionian Texts 189
- 5 The Mirror Crack’d: Spartan Responses to the ‘East’ and to the Achaemenid Empire 222
- 6 Entering the Hall of Mirrors: Macedonia and the Achaemenid Empire 255
- Conclusion: Travelling with Eunuchs 293
- Bibliography 298
- Index 354