10 KEY QUOTES Flashcards
(10 cards)
What does Tyrtaeus tell us of Spartan Values on combat?
“It is a noble thing for a man to fall in the front line”
How does Aristotle describe the Navarchy?
“virtually another kingship”
How does Xenephon describe the authority over children reflecting them as common property of the state?
“gave fathers equal authority over all children”
According to Plutarch how did Spartans view war?
“war brought relief from their training for war”
How does Xenephon describe Spartan obedience formed in the agoge?
“running rather than walking in answer to a summons”
What does Plutarch attribute to Brasidas’ mum on the nature of Spartan values as a warrior society?
“Brasidas was a good man, but Sparta has many better men than he.”
According to Xenephon why are Spartan Women able to live free?
“There were enough female slaves to produce clothing”
How does Thucydides describe the purpose of Spartan institutions?
“security against the Helots”.
How does Aristotle describe greed in Sparta?
Lykourgus “created a city without money, but individuals with a love of money”
How does Kritias describe freedom in Lakademonia
“the most enslaved and the most free are in Lakedaimon”
