ChilonofSparta (Ancient Greek: Χείλων) (fl. 6th century BC) was a Spartan and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Chilon was the son of Damagetus, and...
I – king Agis II – king Chilon – philosopher Chionis (7th century BC) – athlete Clearchus ofSparta – mercenary in the army of the Ten Thousand. Cleomenes...
tyrant of Lindos (fl. c. 600 BCE), reported as either the grandfather or father-in-law of Thales; Myson of Chenae (6th century BCE); and ChilonofSparta (fl...
the seriousness of his attribution of a secret love of philosophy to Spartans. Still, the Spartans Myson of Chenae and ChilonofSparta have traditionally...
ill of the dead." Attributed to ChilonofSparta, who was one of the Seven Sages of Greece, the aphoristic recommendation about not speaking ill of the...
setting aside his first. This second wife, a descendant ofChilonofSparta (one of the Seven Sages of Greece), promptly bore a son, Cleomenes. However, one...
philosophy. The concept dates back at least to the ancient Greeks: ChilonofSparta made use of the famous Ancient Greek proverb: "Το λακωνίζειν εστί φιλοσοφείν"...
The history ofSparta describes the history of the ancient Doric Greek city-state known as Sparta from its beginning in the legendary period to its incorporation...
For most of its history, the ancient Greek city-state ofSparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Sparta was unusual among the Greek city-states in...
birthdate of Jesus ChilonofSparta Lady Ban (or Ban Jieyu), Chinese concubine and poet (b. 48 BC) Cleopatra Selene II, Ptolemaic princess of Egypt (approximate...
of five magistrates in ancient Sparta. They had an extensive range of judicial, religious, legislative, and military powers, and could shape Sparta's...
Agiad king ofSparta from c. 560 BC to 524 BC, father of Leonidas I and grandfather of Pleistarchus. Under the leadership of the ephor Chilon, in office...
writer (approximate date) Alcaeus of Mytilene, Greek lyric poet from Lesbos Island ChilonofSparta, one of the Seven Sages of Greece (approximate date) Sappho...
those of friend and judge; yet I feel in my conscience something which makes me doubt whether my conduct was not criminal.": 131–132 — ChilonofSparta, philosopher...
trainers should strip before entering the arena. Similarly, ChilonofSparta also supposedly died of joy the day when his son gained the prize for boxing at...
of Jesus ChilonofSparta 5 BC January 15 – Guang Wu, Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty (d. AD 57) Aemilia Lepida, Roman noblewoman and fiancee of Claudius...
explicitly refers to the Dorian ethnicity ofSparta, and might be a rejection of the ephor Chilon's policy of establishing an amicable relationship with...
sponsored by Chilon, ephor c.556, who therefore enabled Sparta to present itself as the natural successor of the mythical Achaean kingdom of Agamemnon as...
of Greece Cleobulus of Lindos Solon of Athens ChilonofSparta Bias of Priene Thales of Miletus Pittacus of Mytilene (c. 640 – 568 BC) Periander of Corinth...
Lycurgus first founded the iconic army. Referring to Sparta as having a "wall of men, instead of bricks," he proposed reforming the Spartan society to...
the name of winner was Deftelidas of Laconia. Chilon died of happiness after the victory of his son (according to Diogenes, ch. III (Chilon), pp. 72-73)...
plural of συσσίτιον syssítion) were, in ancient Greece, common meals for men and youths in social or religious groups, especially in Crete and Sparta, but...
male of the ancient Greek city-state ofSparta. Full citizen Spartiates were barred by law from work, and were supported by the other social classes of Spartan...
population that constituted a majority of the population of Laconia and Messenia – the territories ruled by Sparta. There has been controversy since antiquity...
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