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Sparta source- extra bits
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1The Spartan poem written by Tyrtaeus was written during 6th century in Sparta
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Quotes from [blank_start]Tyrtaeus[blank_end] showing the piety of the Spartans
'this was the [blank_start]oracle[blank_end] from Phoebus that they heard at [blank_start]Delphi[blank_end] and brought back the god's [blank_start]decree[blank_end]'
god's tell them to stop arguing- ATyrtaeus
- Boracle
- CDelphi
- Ddecree
3Quotes showing victory or death mentality
'For it is [blank_start]fine[blank_end] to [blank_start]die[blank_end] in the front [blank_start]line[blank_end]'
'Let us [blank_start]fight[blank_end] with spirit of our land, [blank_start]die[blank_end] for our sons and [blank_start]spare[blank_end] our [blank_start]lives[blank_end] no more'
' those who [blank_start]run[blank_end] lose all [blank_start]esteem[blank_end]'- Afine
- Bdie
- Cline
- Ddie
- Espare
- Flives
- Gfight
- Hrun
- Iesteem
4Quotes showing the shame that is brought by surrendering or losing
'he goes [blank_start]bowing[blank_end] to [blank_start]need[blank_end] and horrible [blank_start]poverty[blank_end]'
'the [blank_start]vagrant[blank_end] is ignored and [blank_start]slighted[blank_end], and his [blank_start]children[blank_end] after him'
'his line [blank_start]disgraced[blank_end], his handsome face [blank_start]belied[blank_end]'- Abowing
- Bpoverty
- Cneed
- Dvagrant
- Eslighted
- Fchildren
- Gdisgraced
- Hbelied
5Heyschios Lexicon gives us details of Artemis Orthea
- ATrue
- BFalse
6[blank_start]Gymnopaidia[blank_end]: some say this is a Spartan festival in which the [blank_start]ephebes[blank_end] (boys) run around the altar at [blank_start]Amyklaion[blank_end] [blank_start]whipping[blank_end] each other on the back. This is wrong they celebrate the festival in the [blank_start]Agora[blank_end]: there is no [blank_start]whipping[blank_end] , instead there are processions of [blank_start]naked[blank_end] choruses
- AGymnopaidia
- Bephebes
- CAmyklaion
- Dwhipping
- EAgora
- Fwhipping
- Gnaked
7Pausanias description of Greece
In the Agora the whole area with statues of god's is called [blank_start]Chorus[blank_end] because at the Gymnopaidia- that this is a [blank_start]festivals[blank_end] which the Lakedaimonians take as seriously as any other- the [blank_start]ephebes[blank_end] preform [blank_start]dances[blank_end] in honour of Apollo- AChorus
- Bfestivals
- Cephebes
- Ddances
8who is a final author we can use to discuss Gymnopaidia
- APlutarch
- Bplato
- Ccicero
93 extra sources describing Artemis Orthea
- APlato
- BXenophon
- CPlutarch
- DPausanias
- ECicero
10Cicero
' Certainly at Sparta boys accept [blank_start]beatings[blank_end] at the [blank_start]altar[blank_end] so that much blood flows from their [blank_start]wounds[blank_end] and even on several occasions, as I heard when I was there, with [blank_start]fatalities[blank_end]. But know of theme ever [blank_start]shouted[blank_end] out or even [blank_start]groaned[blank_end].- Abeatings
- Baltar
- Cfatalities
- Dshouted
- Egroaned
- Fwounds
11Plutarch, Spartan customs [blank_start]40[blank_end]
'Throughout the day at the altar of Artemis [blank_start]Orthia[blank_end], and often to the point of death, they [blank_start]endure[blank_end] it all, cheerful and haughty, [blank_start]competing[blank_end] with each other to win out by being the one who can endure being [blank_start]flogged[blank_end] the most and the longest, the survivor gains great [blank_start]respect[blank_end] every year'- A40
- BOrthia
- Ccompeting
- Dflogged
- Erespect
- Fendure
12Created during 7th century around same time as Tyrteaus
A bronze figurine of a Spartan women British museum
One of the few figurines that can be attributed to being made in Sparta
We don't know why she was made- possibly part of a larger set, part of an altar or shrine, feet where the bronze worker joined them to
What is she doing
Is it very helpful
Yes matches up well with written sources, echoed
Wearing little clothing practical and functional, similar to what Xenophon says about immodesty, not immoral they don’t care
- ASome kind of exercise, running jumping,
- Bfeminine hips for child bearing
- Cbraided hair, tied back for practicality
- Dwell defined muscles
13the quotes of Gorgo from a variety of sources not described
'the miserable [blank_start]foreigner[blank_end] will be your [blank_start]ruin[blank_end]'
when watching [blank_start]Aristagoras[blank_end] had servant lace his shoes 'father, the [blank_start]foreigner[blank_end] hasn't any [blank_start]hands[blank_end]'
a foreigner makes [blank_start]advances[blank_end] on her 'get away from here, you who cannot [blank_start]play[blank_end] a [blank_start]woman's[blank_end] part either'
being asked by a woman from Attica 'why is it that you Spartan women are the only women who lord it over your men' 'because we are the only [blank_start]women[blank_end] that are mothers of [blank_start]men[blank_end]'- Aforeigner
- Bruin
- CAristagoras
- Dforeigner
- Ehands
- Fplay
- Gwoman's
- Hadvances
- Iwomen
- Jmen
14Quotes from unnamed woman 3
an Ionian woman was showing pride for her [blank_start]weaving[blank_end] and Spartan woman pointed to her 4 well [blank_start]behaved[blank_end] sons and said 'such should be the [blank_start]employments[blank_end] of the good and [blank_start]honourable[blank_end] woman, and it is over these that she should be [blank_start]elated[blank_end] and boastful'
son had been charged of an offense 'My child, either rid [blank_start]yourself[blank_end] of the charges, or rid [blank_start]yourself[blank_end] of [blank_start]life[blank_end]'
Another handed her son his [blank_start]shield[blank_end] ' [blank_start]either[blank_end] this or [blank_start]upon[blank_end] this'
man telling sister about death of her son
'As [blank_start]glad[blank_end] as I am for him, I am [blank_start]sorry[blank_end] for you that you were left [blank_start]behind[blank_end] when you might have gone in such a [blank_start]brave[blank_end] company'- Aweaving
- Bbehaved
- Cemployments
- Dhonourable
- Eelated
- Fyourself
- Gyourself
- Hlife
- Ishield
- Jeither
- Kupon
- Lglad
- Msorry
- Nbehind
- Obrave
15Thucydides mentions of the Perioikoi
- Abook 1.101
- Bbook 2. 45
- Cbook 3. 88
- Dbook 4. 8
- Ebook 5.105
16'After the Pelopennesians pulled back from [blank_start]Attica[blank_end], the Spartiates themselves ad the [blank_start]Perioikoi[blank_end] who lived closest went immediately to help at [blank_start]Pylos[blank_end]'
when the helots were rebelling from the Spartiates
'Together with the neighbouring [blank_start]Perioikoi[blank_end] of Thouria ad Aithaia they seceded to mount [blank_start]Ithome[blank_end]'- AAttica
- BPerioikoi
- CPylos
- DPerioikoi
- EIthome
17Which author can we use to discuss Spartan kings
- Athucydides
- Bherodotus
- Caristotle
18The king according the Herodotus book [blank_start]6[blank_end] pages [blank_start]56[blank_end] to 61
held priesthoods of Zeus [blank_start]Lacedaemon[blank_end] and Zeus [blank_start]uranius[blank_end]
could declare [blank_start]war[blank_end] on anyone they wanted and in this they could not be [blank_start]opposed[blank_end]
in service they go [blank_start]first[blank_end] and return [blank_start]last[blank_end], have a bodyguard of [blank_start]100[blank_end] men
can use as many [blank_start]cattle[blank_end] as they wish for their own wish
given the [blank_start]skins[blank_end] of all [blank_start]sacrificed[blank_end] animals
at all public [blank_start]religious[blank_end] celebrations are allowed to sit down firs, served first and given [blank_start]twice[blank_end] as much
make first libations
on [blank_start]first[blank_end] and [blank_start]seventh[blank_end] day of the month provided with [blank_start]animals[blank_end] to sacrifice
they select and appoint [blank_start]official's[blank_end] who entertain [blank_start]foreigner's[blank_end] and those we visit [blank_start]Delphi[blank_end], paid for by the state
can [blank_start]eat[blank_end] at home with food being sent to them
responsible for keeping all [blank_start]oracles[blank_end] safe
Have some sole responsibilities:
[blank_start]marriage[blank_end], adoption and public [blank_start]roads[blank_end]
have [blank_start]28[blank_end] elder advisors who are closest in king take over when kings not there- A6
- B56
- CLacedaemon
- Duranius
- Ewar
- Fopposed
- Gfirst
- Hlast
- I100
- Jcattle
- Kskins
- Lsacrificed
- Mreligious
- Ntwice
- Oanimals
- Pfirst
- Qseventh
- Rofficial's
- Sforeigner's
- TDelphi
- Ueat
- Voracles
- Wmarriage
- Xroads
- Y28
19Herodotus [blank_start]58[blank_end] to [blank_start]60[blank_end] kings death
the news is carried to the whole of [blank_start]Sparta[blank_end], everyone is informed
every household goes into [blank_start]mourning[blank_end], if not fined and a [blank_start]penalty[blank_end] is levied
they have a [blank_start]public[blank_end] funeral with people from all over [blank_start]Lacedaemon[blank_end] attending
they strike their [blank_start]foreheads[blank_end] as a sign of grief
mourning lasts [blank_start]10[blank_end] days with no meetings or [blank_start]election[blank_end]
if king dies in battle they get [blank_start]statue[blank_end]
when new [blank_start]king[blank_end] comes to power all [blank_start]debts[blank_end] are forgiven- A58
- B60
- CSparta
- Dmourning
- Epenalty
- Fpublic
- GLacedaemon
- Hforeheads
- I10
- Jelection
- Kstatue
- Lking
- Mdebts
20Diodorus [blank_start]11.50[blank_end] the Gerousia
in [blank_start]475[blank_end] the Spartans are debating whether to go to war with [blank_start]Athens[blank_end]
Gerousia are debating but very unclear whether they are debating with themselves or with all the Spartans
'When the [blank_start]Gerousia[blank_end] met, the [blank_start]Spartans[blank_end] debated'
'The reminded themselves that of the old [blank_start]oracle[blank_end]' religion is important for them
'when the [blank_start]Gerousia[blank_end] met to discuss these matters, no one expected that anyone would dare to give [blank_start]contrary[blank_end] to advice' they have lot's of meetings, likely part of their job
'[blank_start]Hetoimaridas[blank_end] ... who enjoyed favour among the citizens for his [blank_start]excellence[blank_end], made an attempt at advising that the Athenians be allowed to keep command' Evidence that it may be based on merit to become Gerousia
'Persuading the [blank_start]Gerousia[blank_end] and the [blank_start]people[blank_end]' contradicting evidence from earlier suggesting that they were separate- A11.50
- B475
- CAthens
- DGerousia
- ESpartans
- Foracle
- GGerousia
- Hcontrary
- IHetoimaridas
- Jexcellence
- KGerousia
- Lpeople
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- a level ancient history (Greece depth study- Sparta 475-404 BC) Quiz on Sparta source- extra bits , created by Emma Holmes on 14/10/2023.
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