In what precise respects do the laws of classical Gortyn differ from those of classical Athens?What, for Athenian writers, are the significant aspects of Spartan law and life?
Do the customs of Sparta, as they appear in Athenian sources, represent a real alternative to Athenian practices or do they constitute another form of patriarchy?
If the Spartans had not existed, would the Athenians have had to invent them in order to comment on their own society?
To what extent are the Etruscans represented simply as 'the other' of the Athenians?