Foundation and Politics
The mythical lawgiver of Sparta
Who was Lycurgus?
The valley that Sparta is located in
What is the Eurotas Valley?
This was the age that you could become a Spartiate
How many is 30 years old?
The TWO Dioscuri
Who were Castor and Pollux?
This battle was one that made the Spartan reputation as famous as it was
What was The Battle of Thermopylae?
The procalamation of the Spartan Constitution
What was the Great Rhetra?
The port town of Sparta
What was Gythion?
Another name for 'peers' instead of Spartiate
What were Homoioi?
The festival of naked youths
What was the Gymnopaedia?
The modern day name for the town 'Sparta'
Sparti
Site located 5km south of Sparta that had an important religious structure
What was Amyklae?
Exercise performed by women/Spartan girls
What was the bibasis?
The Greek demi-god that the Spartans believed they and their kings were descended from?
Who was Herakles?
The modern day incarnation of elite Spartan athleticism
Who is Mr Wallis?
Mythical king of Sparta during the Trojan War
Who was Menelaus?
This person was a Geographer who wrote about Sparta, and shared the name of a Spartan king
Who was Pausanias?
Famous Spartan woman who won a chariot race at the Olympics
Who was Kyniska?
The Greek name for the building 'Athena of the Bronze House'
What is Athena Chalkioikos?
The myth/reputation about the toughness of the Spartans
What is the 'Spartan Mirage'?
Two of these were sent as messengers to Delphi
What were pythioi?
These were the walls of Sparta
What are mountains or the 'tips of spears'?
The generic Greek term that means 'Inferiors'
What were hypomeiones?
People had to mourn for this man days after the death of a king
How many are 10 days?
This actor played Leonidas in the film '300'
Who is Gerard Butler?