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Description of  Sparta and Lakonia & Hellenistic and Roman Sparta

The basis of this book was laid in an unpublished doctoral thesis ‘Early Sparta c. 950–650 BC: an Archaeological and Historical Study’ (Oxford 1975). To my former supervisor, Professor J.Boardman, and my examiners, Professors C.M.Robertson and W.G.Forrest, I am principally indebted for its conception and fruition. It could not, however, have been completed without the unstinting assistance of many archaeologists, historians and geog-raphers, the staffs of museums and libraries in Greece, Ireland and England, and grants from research funds in the Universities of Dublin and Oxford. The following scholars and friends are owed especial thanks: R.Beckinsale, D.Bell, J.N.Coldstream, K.Demakopoulou-Papantoniou, the late V. Desborough, L.Marangou, G.E.M.de Ste. Croix, G.Steinhauer (Acting Ephor of Lakonia), E.Touloupa, P.M.Warren, J.G.Younger.