About the Author

Stephen Hodkinson has established himself internationally as an authority on the economy and society of Sparta. He is the author of numerous academic articles, and of the volume Property and Wealth in Classical Sparta (CPW/Duckworth, 2000). Anton Powell has played a leading role in the development and co-ordination of Spartan studies. He is the author of Athens and Sparta (1988) and editor of the Classical Sparta (1989). Hodkinson and Powell are also joint editors of The Shadow of Sparta (1994).