A Spartan poet? It almost seems unbelievable that a society renowned for its excessive militarism should have a poet, especially one who wrote of love and the colour of women's hair, the beauty of wildflowers and dancing. Yet Alkman's poems inspired the Spartans so much that they were spoken by bards in the syssition and at religious festivals where young girls would dance to his words. This source-based homework task is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Higher School Certificate course
Historical Societies
Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra
Higher School Certificate course
Historical Societies
Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra
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