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

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