The indecisions of Sparta. Some observations on the representation of Sparta and Samos in Book III of the Herodotus Stories
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Herodotus, Sparta, Samos, Archias, KleomenesAbstract
Herodotus dedicates some significant passages to the political relationship between Sparta and Samos in the Third book of the Histories. His focus is especially on the disastrous Spartan military expedition against the tyrant Polycrates in 525 BC; secondly, he shows interest in the Samian Meandrius’ arrival to Sparta in 519 BC who asks for help to the Spartan king Kleomenes I because of the Persian invasion. Starting from an analysis of the Herodotus’ passages regarding this important relationship between Sparta and Samos, the main aim of this paper is to understand the way the historian represents Sparta to his contemporary readers in the Third book of his work.References
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