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

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