spartan
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Ms. Rosenwein quotes the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus, summarizing his opinion that “when a white-haired man falls to the enemy, he is a ‘shameful sight,’ whereas a young man dead on the battlefield is beautiful.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
After being consulted by the referee, it appears Tom Izzo asks former Spartan, Paul Davis, to leave his seat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
Xenophon’s “Hellenica” carries the story to 404 B.C., when Athens surrendered and the Spartan general Lysander’s men demolished its Long Walls “to the music of flute-girls.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“We need the numbers,” said Peter Cardillo, chief markets economist at Spartan Capital Securities.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
The Spartan city of Cameia hosted a long series of knock-out talent shows for singers accompanying themselves on the kithara, a form of lyre.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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