Miltiadis Michalopoulos was born in 1960 into a family with strong military traditions which originates from Sparta. He graduated from the Polytechnic School of Athens in 1990 with a BSc in civil engineering and currently works in that profession. He has had a life-long interest in history, particularly military history, and is a prominent member of local war gaming circles. His study In the name of Lycurgus is the result of ten years of intensive research into all available sources and repeated visits to the sites of the battles described in the book.
"In general, the book is well-written, thoughtful, and
Michalopoulos successfully brings to life a period in Spartan
history that is too often neglected. The greatest achievement of
the study is that Michalopoulos convincingly shows that the reigns
of Agis, Cleomenes and Nabis should be seen as a wider
revolutionary phenomenon and that the mortal agony of one of the
most important and influential city states of Ancient Greece was a
continuous struggle beginning in the middle of the third
century."-- "Bryn Mawr Classical Review"
"This is a fascinating look at an often neglected period, tracing
the political and military chaos caused by Sparta's last attempts
to regain her lost glories. Sparta's last battlefield triumphs and
defeats are seen alongside the political events within the city
itself, which were often equally as violent, and we follow the
story to the end of Spartan independence and her transformation
into something close to a Spartan theme park within the Roman
Empire."--John Rickard "History of War"
"This is an excellent book to learn not only everything about the
Spartan government and way of life in its glory years, but also its
tumultuous history as it fades from sight."-- "A Wargamers Needful
Things"
"With In the Name of Lykourgos, Militiadis Michalopoulos gives us a
fascinating political-military history of a unique period in the
history of Ancient Greece... Michalopoulos has done a fine job in
explaining a very complex series of political and military events,
using ancient sources (largely Plutarch and Polybius) that do not
always agree. He deals effectively both with the modern
historiography on Sparta and the ancient historical sources. To sum
up, it's worth reading if you have an interest in Ancient Greek
warfare or politics."-- "The NYMAS Review, Autumn 2017"
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