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The Spartan Scytale and Developments in Ancient and Modern Cryptography

By Martine Diepenbroek

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The Spartan Scytale and Developments in Ancient and Modern Cryptography

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"This book offers a comprehensive review and reassessment of the classical sources describing the cryptographic Spartan device known as the scytale. Challenging the view promoted by modern historians which see the scytale as a simple 'stick'. Diepenbroek argues for its deserved status as a vehicle for secret communication in the ancient world. By way of comparison, Diepenbroek demonstrates that the cryptographic principles employed in the Spartan scytale show an encryption and coding system that is no less complex than some 20th-century transposition ciphers"--
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
258
Release Date:
2025-05-29
Publication Date:
2025-05-29
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
135028131X
ISBN13:
9781350281318
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
398 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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