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The Ancient Customs of the Spartans (34-36)

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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 ones arms than to be killed[*]:

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 Ill get the next time.

The temples and religious services were open to maidens and youths alike.

The Ephors fined Sciraphidas because he was wronged by many.

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