The wives of Spartans are the secret pillars of the world."--Odd Thomas — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie.” — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
Persian envoy "our arrows will black out the sun..." Dienekes of the Spartans.."Good, then we'll fight in the shade. — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
“Hitler is associated with the word evil because he wanted to create a new colony or space in Europe, rather than Africa… — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
“I wanted “300” to be less about fighting, and more about bowling. At least they could have had the Spartans wear bowling shoes.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
If you aim for parody right off the bat and it misses, no offense to the filmmakers, but it is Meet the… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
“We don’t do psyop. We’ve never worked with Spartans before. And we’re definitely not trained for this spook stuff. But how hard… — Karen Traviss Copy Share Image
“When someone asked Demaratus why the Spartans disgrace those who throw away their shields but not those who abandon their breastplates or… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
The wide difference between the two characters, the slowness and want of energy of the Spartans as contrasted with the dash and… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“[The Spartans] ordered the maidens to exercise themselves with wrestling, running, throwing the quoit, and casting the dart, to the end that… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“What's the difference between a Spartan king and a mid-ranker? One man will lob this query to his mate as they prepare… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
For what can be more noble than to slay oneself? Not literally. Not with a blade in the guts. But to extinguish… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
“Philip had warned the Spartans that if he brought his armies successfully into their territory he would destroy their cities and kill… — Andrew Marr Copy Share Image
The Spartans were a paradoxical people. They were the biggest slave owners in Greece. But at the same time, Spartan women had… — Frank Miller Copy Share Image
“A thousand years from now" Leonidas declared, "two thousand, three thousand years hence, men a hundred generations yet unborn may, for their… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
Brandon McCaw says when the Athenians and the Spartans found themselves as war witgh one another in 431 B.C.E., both sides believed… — Brandon McCaw Copy Share Image
“ancient Spartans wеrе skilled agriculturalists. Тhеу tended tо farms thаt thеу usеd tо produce thеіr оwn livestock, dairy, produce аnd grains. А… — Mike Leonardo Copy Share Image
Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Dienekes.… — Herodotus Copy Share Image
“Kelly hesitated, then saluted. John turned and grabbed her arm. "Come on, Spartan. Don't look back." The truth was, it was John… — Eric Nylund Copy Share Image
“Thucydides observed how advancing troops tended to edge out towards their right,{18} their unshielded side. They had an instinctive desire to feel… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For the Spartans, it wasn’t walls or magnificent public buildings that made a city; it was their own ideals. In essence, Sparta… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
“When the clock reads 3:00, I don’t call it three o’clock, I call it three hundred, and I remember the Spartans. At… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“O Stranger, send the news home to the people of Sparta that here we Are laid to rest: the commands they gave… — Simonides Copy Share Image
The great thing about writing about the ancient Spartans or Athenians is that so much knowledge is no longer extant that no… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
For some reason I have always lived my life trying to make things slightly harder for myself rather than slightly easier. I… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
Among the Spartans all newly born children were subject to a careful examination or selection. All those that were weak, sickly, or… — Ernst Haeckel Copy Share Image
“Spartans left it all on the battlefield. They had a saying, “Come back with your shield, or upon it.” In other words,… — Dominic Mann Copy Share Image
“A small country like Rwanda is not ready for the expansion that its leader seeks, it should follow the wise advice of… — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has legs under it; the real test comes when all strength… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
“[The Spartans] should not make war often, or long, with the same enemy, lest that they should train and instruct them in… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“The King with half the East at heel is marched from lands of morning; Their fighters drink the rivers up, their shafts… — A.E. Housman Copy Share Image
“The hardship of the exercises is intended less to strengthen the back than to toughen the mind. The Spartans say that any… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
![“[The Spartans] ordered the maidens to exercise themselves with wrestling, running, throwing the quoit, and casting the dart, to the end that the fruit they conceived might, in strong and healthy bodies, take firmer root and find better growth, and withal that they, with this greater vigour, might…” quote by Plutarch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/914/plutarch-597_childbearing_the-spartans-ordered-the-maidens-to-exer_640648.jpg)
![“O Stranger, send the news home to the people of Sparta that here we Are laid to rest: the commands they gave us have been obeyed. Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι. [Epitaph of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae]” quote by Simonides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7da/simonides-61471_300_o-stranger-send-the-news-home-to-the-peo_737958.jpg)
![“[The Spartans] should not make war often, or long, with the same enemy, lest that they should train and instruct them in war, by habituating them to defend themselves.” quote by Plutarch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/25d/plutarch-597_strategy_the-spartans-should-not-make-war-often-o_2593497.jpg)
