Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0415262801, Paperback)

Athens and Sparta is a thorough and enjoyable text that makes the complexities of fifth-century Greek history and society clear. It encourages the reader to engage critically with the evidence, presenting a large selection of ancient source material along with clear analysis and narrative.
This fully revised and updated edition contains much that is new, including an appendix on Thucydides and further material on the portrayal of Athenian women.