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

12 AH Writers about Sparta Bingo - Call List

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