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

12 AH Writers about Sparta Bingo - Call List

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