Paul Cartledge

“Viajero, ve a Esparta y cuenta que aquí hemos muerto en obediencia a sus leyes” dicen las celebres palabras del poeta Simónides que glorifican el heroísmo de los 300 guerreros espartanos que, lidera

Part of the GREAT PHILOSOPHERS series.Democritus c. 460-c. 370BCThe Renaissances Laughing Philosopher; our own ages Prophet of Quark: throughout the modern philosophical tradition, Democritus has been a man little known beyond his labels.Yet if the image of the cheerful ironist understates his true seriousness, that of father of modern nuclear physics - though by no means entirely unfounded - loses sign of the man in the hyperbole. Flattering as it is, it fails to do justice either to the full range of Democritus interests or to the astonishing originality of his ideas.For Democritus remarkable investigations took him far beyond the realms of physics and chemistry to explore the science of existence as a whole. Perception, selfhood and society; ethic, politics and the law: as Paul Cartledges enthralling introduction makes clear, Democritus has much to teach us, in all these fields and more.

Sumptuously illustrated in colour and packed with fascinating information, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece is now available for the first time in a revised paperback edition. Offering fresh interpretations of classical Greek culture, the book devotes as much attention to social, economic, sexual and intellectual aspects as to politics and war. Paul Cartledge and his team ask what it was like for an ordinary person to partake in the glory that was Greece. They examine the influences of the environment and economy; the effect of interstate tensions; the implications of sexuality; the experience of workers, soldiers, slaves, peasants and women; and the roles of myth and religion, art and culture, and science and education. This is a cultural history which reveals the far-reaching linguistic, literary, artistic and political legacy of ancient Greece, and seeks justification for Shelleys claim that we are all Greeks.

The Spartans were a society of warrior-heroes who were the living exemplars of such core values as duty, discipline, self-sacrifice, and extreme toughness. This book, written by one of the world''s leading experts on Sparta, traces the rise and fall of Spartan society and explores the tremendous influence the Spartans had on their world and even on ours. Paul Cartledge brings to life figures like legendary founding father Lycurgus and King Leonidas, who embodied the heroism so closely identified with this unique culture, and he shows how Spartan women enjoyed an unusually dominant and powerful role in this hyper-masculine society. Based firmly on original sources, The Spartans is the definitive book about one of the most fascinating cultures of ancient Greece.

Paul Cartledge es profesor de Historia de Gracia en la Universidad de Cambridge y también miembro del consejo de Gobierno y Director de Estudios del Clare College de Cambridge. A lo largo de su brillante carrera ha escrito y editado numerosos libros sobre

At eighteen Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty and by twenty-six he had made himself master of the once mighty Persian Empire. By the time of his death, aged only thirty-three, in 323BCE he was ruler of the known world and was being worshipped as a god by the Greeks, both at Babylon, where he died, and further west, among the Greek cities of the Asiatic seaboard. The fruit of a lifetimes scholarship and meticulous research, this is an outstanding biography of one of the most remarkable rulers in history.A hugely impressive portrait of a towering but enigmatic figure Saul David, Sunday Telegraph A revealing, often enthralling search . . . [a] restless, exhilarating bookObserver Fascinating . . . blends all the pleasures of Hollywood epic with those of a subtle and deeply intriguing detective tale Tom Holland, author of RubiconAlexander the Great provides an endless fount both of amazement and of speculation. This gripping book examines the legends as well as the life. Most interestingly, it invites the reader to participate in the difficult task of separating the fact from the fiction Norman DaviesAt eighteen Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty and by twenty-six he had made himself master of the once mighty Persian Empire. By the time of his death, aged only thirty-three, in 323BCE he was ruler of the known world and was being worshipped as a god by the Greeks, both at Babylon, where he died, and further west, among the Greek cities of the Asiatic seaboard. The fruit of a lifetimes scholarship and meticulous research, this is an outstanding biography of one of the most remarkable rulers in history.A hugely impressive portrait of a towering but enigmatic figure Saul David, Sunday TelegraphA revealing, often enthralling search . . . [a] restless, exhilarating bookObserver Fascinating . . . blends all the pleasures of Hollywood epic with those of a subtle and deeply intriguing detective tale Tom Holland, author of RubiconAlexander the Great provides an endless fount both of amazement and of speculation. This gripping book examines the legends as well as the life. Most interestingly, it invites the reader to participate in the difficult task of separating the fact from the fiction Norman Davies

An incisive, inspiring and vitally illuminating account of a city which changed the ancient world and which deserves to be remembered by the modern. A masterful book written by a master historian. Bettany Hughes, bestselling author of Istanbul and Helen of Troy Continuously inhabited for five millennia, and at one point the most powerful city in Ancient Greece, Thebes has been overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. According to myth, the city was founded when Kadmos sowed dragons teeth into the ground and warriors sprang forth, ready not only to build the fledgling city but to defend it from all-comers. It was Hercules birthplace and the home of the Sphinx, whose riddle Oedipus solved, winning the Theban crown and the kings widow in marriage, little knowing that the widow was his mother, Jocasta. The citys history is every bit as rich as its mythic origins, from siding with the Persian invaders when their emperor, Xerxes, set out to conquer Aegean Greece, to siding with Sparta like Thebes an oligarchy to defeat Pericles democratic Athens, to being utterly destroyed on the orders of Alexander the Great. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, the acclaimed classical historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life, and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks achievements whether politically or culturally and thus to our own culture and civilization.

Go tell the Spartans, Passerby, That here, obedient to their laws, we lie Thus did the poet Simonides remember the three hundred elite Spartan warriors who, led by their king, Leonidas, faced the vast, inrushing Persian army at the hot gates of Thermopylae and fought to the death for an ideal dearer to them than life itself the ideal of freedom. Paul Cartledges offers a compelling re-examination of this crucial moment in history, a epic clash of civilizations that helped shape the identity of Classical Greece and our own cultural heritage. Our greatest living expert on Sparta tells the story of that fearsome citys finest hour. The result is a book that wonderfully demonstrates the capacity of profound scholarship to thrill, to move and to inspire Tom Holland, author of Rubicon and Persian Fire The worlds leading authority on ancient Sparta Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph

La démocratie est aujourd’hui une aspiration pour des centaines de millions de personnes, comme elle est un droit de naissance pour des millions d’autres à travers le monde. Mais de quelle démocratie

Our greatest living expert on Sparta- Tom Holland, author of RubiconThe definitive account of the extraordinary people of Sparta. The Spartan legend has inspired and captivated subsequent generations with evidence of its legacy found in both the Roman and British Empires. The Spartans are our ancestors, every bit as much as the Athenians. But while Athens promoted democracy, individualism, culture and society, their great rivals Sparta embodied militarism, totalitarianism, segregation and brutal repression . . .As ruthless as they were self-sacrificing, their devastatingly successful war rituals made the Spartans the ultimate fighting force, epitomized by Thermopylae. While slave masters to the Helots for over three centuries, Spartan women, such as Helen of Troy, were free to indulge in education, dance and sport.Interspersed with the personal biographies of leading figures, and based on thirty years research, Paul Cartledges The Spartans tracks the people from 480 to 360 BC charting Spartas progression from the Great Power of the Aegean Greek world to its ultimate demise.Now part of the Picador Collection.

LA EXCEPCIONAL HISTORIA DE UN SISTEMA POLÍTICO DE LA ANTIGÜEDAD QUE HA DADO FORMA AL PENSAMIENTO OCCIDENTAL «El gran logro de Cartledge es explicarnos con claridad lo sorprendente que fue, en un mund

Alors qu’Athènes semblait prôner la démocratie, l’individualisme et l’impérialisme, Sparte, sa grande rivale, incarnait le militarisme, l’isolationnisme et la répression brutale. La puissante cité la

El gran helenista Paul Cartledge, profesor de la Universidad de Cambridge, nos ofrece en este libro, esplendidamente ilustrado, un inolvidable recorrido a lo largo de los años en que se formó la civilizacion occidental y se pusieron los cimientos de nuestra moderna concepcion de la filosofia, la ciencia, la politica y el arte. En efecto, mezclando sabiamente narracion biografica y conocimientos historicos, el profesor Cartledge nos proporciona un relato admirable del auge y declive de la Grecia clasica a traves de las vidas de algunos de sus protagonistas mas decisivos, desde Homero hasta Alejandro Magno.

Alejandro Magno es una de las figuras políticas y militares más fascinantes del mundo clásico. Un guerrero legendario cuya fama ha perdurado durante dos milenios, mitificado por igual en Oriente como en Occidente. Con solo 30 años y a partir del pequeño territorio heredado de su padre Filipo II de Macedonia, Alejandro llevo a su ejercito victorioso hasta los confines del mundo conocido y creo un imperio que se extendia desde el Mediterraneo hasta las montañas del Hindu Kush. Y poco despues, antes de cumplir los 33 años, moria el hombre y nacia el mito. ¿Donde acaba la realidad y empieza la leyenda?, ¿quien fue en realidad Alejandro Magno? ¿Un visionario, un megalomano, un tirano, un genio militar, un conquistador despiadado, un apasionado amante bisexual? En esta original y provocadora biografia, Paul Cartledge ofrece un completo retrato del complejo personaje y su legado. El resultado es una novedosa vision de este rey guerrero. Paul Cartledge es uno de esos raros academicos capaces de aunar la trepidante narracion de los acontecimientos con el meticuloso uso de las fuentes historicas. Este fascinante libro combina los placeres de la epica de Hollywood con una sutil y profundamente intrigante indagacion detectivesca... Una lectura imprescindible para cualquiera interesado en la Antiguedad, Tom Holland, autor de Rubicon. Alejandro Magno es una fuente inagotable de fascinacion y especulacion. Este admirable libro examina su vida y sus leyendas, e invita al lector a participar en la dificil tarea de separar la realidad de la ficcion, Norman Davis. Cartledge nos regala un retrato moderno y fascinante de un monstruo sagrado de la antiguedad, Frederic Raphael. Un retrato deslumbrante de una figura tan relevante como enigmatica, Sunday Telegraph. Conmovedor, estimulante... un libro apasionante, The Observer

La verdadera historia de la batalla de los 300"Viajero, ve a Esparta y cuenta que aquí hemos muerto en obediencia a sus leyes ", dicen las celebres palabras del poeta Simónides. La de las Termópilas fue una de esas batallas que redefinieron el mundo, forjaron el mito de una civilizacion y ejercieron una fascinacion sin fin. Paul Cartledge nos brinda una deslumbrante aproximacion a la verdad historica y a las leyendas de este trascendental acontecimiento.

Alejandro Magno es una de las figuras políticas y militares más fascinantes del mundo clásico. Un guerrero legendario cuya fama ha perdurado durante dos milenios, mitificado por igual en Oriente como en Occidente. Con solo 30 años y a partir del pequeño territorio heredado de su padre Filipo II de Macedonia, Alejandro llevo a su ejercito victorioso hasta los confines del mundo conocido y creo un imperio que se ext endia desde el Mediterraneo hasta las montañas del Hindu Kush. Y poco despues, antes de cumplir los 33 años, moria el hombre y nacia el mito. ¿Donde acaba la realidad y empieza la leyenda?, ¿quien fue en realidad Alejandro Magno? ¿Un visionario, un megalomano, un tirano, un genio militar, un conquistador despiadado, un apasionado amante bisexual? En esta original y provocadora biografia, Paul Cartledge ofrece un completo retrato del complejo personaje y su legado. El resultado es una novedosa vision de este rey guerrero.

El mayor especialista vivo en la historia de Esparta nos relata la historia del terrible momento de gloria de esa ciudad. El resultado es un libro que demuestra maravillosamente la capacidad de la mas admirable erudicion academica para estremecer, emocionar y admirar Tom Holland, autor de Rubicon.

El gran helenista Paul Cartledge nos ofrece en este libro una introducción magistral a la cultura y a la civilización de Grecia apartándose de los caminos más trillados. Mezclando sabiamente la narracion biografica con sus profundos conocimientos de la cultura de la epoca, el profesor Cartledge nos proporciona un relato admirable del auge y declive de la Grecia clasica a traves de las vidas de quince hombres y mujeres protagonistas de su historia: Homero, Safo, Clistenes, Artemisa, Pericles, Aspasia, Socrates, Cinisca, Epaminondas, Diotima, Pasion, Neaera, Aristoteles, Olimpia y Alejandro Magno. Cada personaje, mediante su biografia, viene a representar su papel en el teatro del mundo heleno e incorpora, ademas, algun aspecto crucial que desempeñaron los romanos en la difusion de la civilizacion griega. Esta obra nos invita a un inolvidable recorrido a lo largo de los años en que se formo la civilizacion occidental y se pusieron los cimientos en los que se apoya nuestra moderna concepcion de la filosofia, la ciencia, la politica y el arte. Y nos ayuda a comprender lo que hay de cierto en el famoso dicho de Shelley: todos somos griegos.