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

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