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

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