Hooker J.T. The ancient Spartans

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1980. — 245 p.Index to figures.
Index to plates.The discovery of Sparta.
From Bronze Age to Iron Age.
Cults and cult-places.
Music and poetry.
Art.
The era of Spartan expansion (800-540 B.c.).
The Spartan state.
Life in the Spartan state.
The era of Spartan intervention (540-491 B.C.).
The Persian Wars and their aftermath (490-432 B.c.).
The war against Athens (432-404 B.c.).
The era of Spartan supremacy (40~370 B.c.).
The idea of Sparta.
Chronological table.