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Archilochus the poet, when he arrived in Sparta, they ordered to depart that very instant because they learned that he had written in his verses that it is better to throw away one’s arms than to be killedFor the numerous references to the action of Archilochus see Bergk, Poet. Lyr. Graec. ii. p. 384, Archilochus, no. 6, or better Diehl, Anthologia Lyrica Graeca, i. p. 213. Cf. also Horace, Odes, ii. 7. 10, and Valerius Maximus, vi. 3, ext. 1.: Shield that was mine, fair armour, now gladdens the heart of some Saian; Sorry I left it behind tangled in brush in my path; But for myself I escaped from the clutches of Death. Let perdition Take the old shield, for no worse surely I’ll get the next time.
35
The temples and religious services were open to maidens and youths alike.
36
The Ephors fined Sciraphidas because he was wronged by many.
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They made away with a man who wore the very coarsest clothing, because he inserted a border in his garment.
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They reprimanded the young man from the gymnasium because he knew well about the road to Pylaea.What is meant is uncertain; possibly (as suggested by the use of the word elsewhere) a place where men met for gossip and loose talk.
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Cephisophon, who asserted that he could speak the whole day long on any topic whatsoever, they expelled from the country, saying that the good orator must keep his discourse equal to the subject in hand. Cf. Moralia, 208 c (3), supra.
