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Apophthegmata Laconica

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Sayings of the Spartans. Brief, pointed remarks attributed to Spartan warriors, kings, and citizens. The original source for Spartan laconic wit.

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  • Ἀγασικλέους

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    2 lines
  • Ἀγησιλάου τοῦ μεγάλου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    79 lines
  • Ἀγησιπόλιδος τοῦ Κλεομβρότου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    3 lines
  • Ἀγησιπόλιδος τοῦ Παυσανίου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἄγιδος τοῦ Ἀρχιδάμου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    18 lines
  • Ἄγιδος τοῦ νεωτέρου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    2 lines
  • Ἄγιδος τοῦ Τελευταίου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἀκροτάτου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἀλκαμένους τοῦ Τηλέκλου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    3 lines
  • Ἀναξανδρίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    6 lines
  • Ἀναξάνδρου τοῦ Εὐρυκράτεος

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἀναξίλα

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἀνδροκλείδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἀνταλκίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    8 lines
  • Ἀντιόχου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἄρεως

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    2 lines
  • Ἀρίστωνος

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    3 lines
  • Ἀρχιδαμίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    2 lines
  • Ἀρχιδάμου τοῦ Ζευξιδάμου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    8 lines
  • Ἀρχιδάμου τοῦ Ἀγησιλάου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    9 lines
  • Ἀστυκρατίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Βίαντος

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Βρασίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    4 lines
  • Δαμωνίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Δάμιδος

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Δαμίνδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Δερκυλλίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Δημαράτου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    8 lines
  • Ἐκπρέπους

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἐπαινέτου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Εὐβοίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Εὐδαμίδου τοῦ Ἀρχιδάμου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    10 lines
  • Εὐρυκρατίδου τοῦ Ἀναξανδρίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ζευξιδάμου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    2 lines
  • Ἡρώνδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Θεαρίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Θεμιστέου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Θεοπόμπου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    6 lines
  • Θωρυκίωνος

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Θεκταμένους

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἱπποδάμου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Ἱπποκρατίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    2 lines
  • Καλλικρατίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    6 lines
  • Κλεομβρότου τοῦ Παυσανίου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Κλεομένους τοῦ Ἀναξανδρίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    18 lines
  • Κλεομένους τοῦ Κλεομβρότου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Λαβώτου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Λεωτυχίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    4 lines
  • Λεωτυχίδου τοῦ Ἀρίστωνος

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    4 lines
  • Λέοντος τοῦ Εὐρυκρατίδα

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    3 lines
  • Λεωνίδου τοῦ Ἀναξανδρίδα

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    15 lines
  • Λοχάγου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Λυκούργου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    31 lines
  • Λυσάνδρου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    15 lines
  • Ναμέρτου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Νικάνδρου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    3 lines
  • Πανθοίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    2 lines
  • Παυσανίου τοῦ Κλεομβρότου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    6 lines
  • Παυσανίου τοῦ Πλειστώνακτος

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    7 lines
  • Παιδαρήτου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    3 lines
  • Πλειστάρχου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    4 lines
  • Πλειστώνακτος

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Πολυδώρου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    4 lines
  • Πολυκρατίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Φοιβίδου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Σόου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    1 lines
  • Τηλέκλου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    4 lines
  • Χαρίλλου

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    6 lines
  • Διάφορα τῶν ἐν τοῖς Λάκωσιν ἀδόξων ἀποφθέγματα

    A memorable saying or anecdote attributed to a Spartan, illustrating the Lacedaemonian values of brevity, courage, and discipline.

    72 lines
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