Property and wealth in classical Sparta /

The standard image of Sparta is of an egalitarian, military society which disdained material possessions. Yet property and wealth played a crucial role in her history. Classical Sparta's success rested on a compromise between rich and poor citizens. Economic differences were masked by a uniform...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hodkinson, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Swansea : The Classical Press of Wales, 2009.
Edition:Paperback edition.
Subjects:
Wealth > Moral and ethical aspects > Greece > Sparta (Extinct city)
Equality > Economic aspects > Greece > Sparta (Extinct city)
Richesse > Aspect moral > Grèce > Sparte (Ville ancienne)
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
Civilization.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Equality > Economic aspects.
Wealth > Moral and ethical aspects.
Sparta (Extinct city) > Economic conditions.
Sparta (Extinct city) > Economic policy.
Sparta (Extinct city) > History.
Sparta (Extinct city) > Civilization.
Sparte (Ville ancienne) > Conditions économiques.
Sparte (Ville ancienne) > Politique économique.
Sparte (Ville ancienne) > Civilisation.
Greece > Sparta (Extinct city)
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Spartan economic egalitarianism and communitarianism in modern thought
  • The growth of the dominant egalitarian image in ancient thought
  • The ownership and inheritance of land, revisited
  • Helotage and the exploitation of Spartan territory
  • Movable wealth: ownership, acquisition, and exchange
  • Public rights over private property
  • Restrictions on the use of wealth in Spartiate life
  • Restrictions on the use of wealth: burial and funerary practice
  • Material and religious investment: bronze dedications at Sparta and abroad
  • Equestrian competition: participation and expenditure
  • The use of wealth in personal and political relations
  • Spartiate household economies: towards an estimate of a balance-sheet
  • Property concentration and the emergence of a plutocratic society.

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