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

12 AH Writers about Sparta Bingo - Call List

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