The Gymnasium of Virtue: Education and Culture in Ancient Sparta

by Nigel M. Kennell

Book Overview

The Gymnasium of Virtue is the first book devoted exclusively to the study of education in ancient Sparta, covering the period from the sixth century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. Nigel Kennell refutes the popular notion that classical Spartan education was a conservative amalgam of "primitive" customs not found elsewhere in Greece. He argues instead that later political and cultural movements made the system appear to be more distinctive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807858749
• ISBN13: 9780807858745
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"