"cumbersomeiron bars....Dipped invinegar'-XenophonHerodotus: is theircustom: when theyare about to risktheir lives, theyarrange their hair"Xenophon: kingshould make allpublic sacrifices forthe state becauseof his divinedescent, and shouldlead the army 'SpartanMirage'FrancoisOllier'Molon Labe'(come and takethem)supposedlyKing Leonidasto Xerxes.AristotlePlutarch -sayingsof Spartanwomen e.g. 'withyour shield or onit' attributed toGorgoPlutarch: as boysreached the age ofseven, Lycurgus tookcharge of them allhimself and distributedthem into troops: herehe accustomed themto live together and bebrought up together,'let eachman planthimselfstoutly'-TyrtaeusTyrtaeus: 'Howglorious fall thevaliant, swordin hand, In frontof battle...forSparta'Alcman: 'Nowsleep themountain peaksand the ravines,ridges andtorrent streams'Xenophon430-354 BCAthenian whoserved inSpartan army.PolybiusBurial Mound nearThermopylae: Gotell the Spartans,passer-by, thathere, by Spartanlaw, we lie'Aristophanes'thighflashers' ofSpartanwomenTyrtaeus-Spartanpoetmilitaristic'one fifth ofSpartaowned byheiresses'-AristotleAristotle: theephorate ... hassupremeauthority in themost importantmatters,Kings'hereditarygenerals'HerodotusAlcman Spartan poet late 7thC BC presentsculturallysophisticatedSpartaPlutarch:ConcerningLycurgus thelawgiver, ingeneral, nothingcan be said whichis not disputed'HerodotusHerodotus"[Lycurgus]“changed all thelaws and madesure that theseshould not betransgressed.''Distant ages willfind it hard tobelieve that Spartawas at all equal totheir fame...no fineedifices''ThucydidesPlutarch: 'wouldnot understandblack soupunless bathedin Eurotas'PlatoTacitusMyron ofPriene: 'to thehelots theyassign everyshameful task'Plutarch 46 to120 BCGreco-Romanone of keysources"cumbersomeiron bars....Dipped invinegar'-XenophonHerodotus: is theircustom: when theyare about to risktheir lives, theyarrange their hair"Xenophon: kingshould make allpublic sacrifices forthe state becauseof his divinedescent, and shouldlead the army 'SpartanMirage'FrancoisOllier'Molon Labe'(come and takethem)supposedlyKing Leonidasto Xerxes.AristotlePlutarch -sayingsof Spartanwomen e.g. 'withyour shield or onit' attributed toGorgoPlutarch: as boysreached the age ofseven, Lycurgus tookcharge of them allhimself and distributedthem into troops: herehe accustomed themto live together and bebrought up together,'let eachman planthimselfstoutly'-TyrtaeusTyrtaeus: 'Howglorious fall thevaliant, swordin hand, In frontof battle...forSparta'Alcman: 'Nowsleep themountain peaksand the ravines,ridges andtorrent streams'Xenophon430-354 BCAthenian whoserved inSpartan army.PolybiusBurial Mound nearThermopylae: Gotell the Spartans,passer-by, thathere, by Spartanlaw, we lie'Aristophanes'thighflashers' ofSpartanwomenTyrtaeus-Spartanpoetmilitaristic'one fifth ofSpartaowned byheiresses'-AristotleAristotle: theephorate ... hassupremeauthority in themost importantmatters,Kings'hereditarygenerals'HerodotusAlcman Spartan poet late 7thC BC presentsculturallysophisticatedSpartaPlutarch:ConcerningLycurgus thelawgiver, ingeneral, nothingcan be said whichis not disputed'HerodotusHerodotus"[Lycurgus]“changed all thelaws and madesure that theseshould not betransgressed.''Distant ages willfind it hard tobelieve that Spartawas at all equal totheir fame...no fineedifices''ThucydidesPlutarch: 'wouldnot understandblack soupunless bathedin Eurotas'PlatoTacitusMyron ofPriene: 'to thehelots theyassign everyshameful task'Plutarch 46 to120 BCGreco-Romanone of keysources

12 AH Writers about Sparta Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "cumbersome iron bars.... Dipped in vinegar'- Xenophon
  2. Herodotus: is their custom: when they are about to risk their lives, they arrange their hair"
  3. Xenophon: king should make all public sacrifices for the state because of his divine descent, and should lead the army
  4. 'Spartan Mirage' Francois Ollier
  5. 'Molon Labe' (come and take them) supposedly King Leonidas to Xerxes.
  6. Aristotle
  7. Plutarch -sayings of Spartan women e.g. 'with your shield or on it' attributed to Gorgo
  8. Plutarch: as boys reached the age of seven, Lycurgus took charge of them all himself and distributed them into troops: here he accustomed them to live together and be brought up together,
  9. 'let each man plant himself stoutly'- Tyrtaeus
  10. Tyrtaeus: 'How glorious fall the valiant, sword in hand, In front of battle...for Sparta'
  11. Alcman: 'Now sleep the mountain peaks and the ravines, ridges and torrent streams'
  12. Xenophon 430-354 BC Athenian who served in Spartan army.
  13. Polybius
  14. Burial Mound near Thermopylae: Go tell the Spartans, passer-by, that here, by Spartan law, we lie'
  15. Aristophanes 'thigh flashers' of Spartan women
  16. Tyrtaeus- Spartan poet militaristic
  17. 'one fifth of Sparta owned by heiresses'- Aristotle
  18. Aristotle: the ephorate ... has supreme authority in the most important matters,
  19. Kings 'hereditary generals' Herodotus
  20. Alcman Sparta n poet late 7th C BC presents culturally sophisticated Sparta
  21. Plutarch: Concerning Lycurgus the lawgiver, in general, nothing can be said which is not disputed'
  22. Herodotus
  23. Herodotus" [Lycurgus] “changed all the laws and made sure that these should not be transgressed.'
  24. 'Distant ages will find it hard to believe that Sparta was at all equal to their fame...no fine edifices'' Thucydides
  25. Plutarch: 'would not understand black soup unless bathed in Eurotas'
  26. Plato
  27. Tacitus
  28. Myron of Priene: 'to the helots they assign every shameful task'
  29. Plutarch 46 to 120 BC Greco-Roman one of key sources