Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 7.3

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
387-375
Reference
Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 7.3
Quotation
καὶ γὰρ δὴ τί πλοῦτος ἐκεῖ γε σπουδαστέος, ἔνθα ἴσα μὲν φέρειν εἰς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια, ὁμοίως δὲ διαιτᾶσθαι τάξας ἐποίησε μὴ ἡδυπαθείας ἕνεκα χρημάτων ὀρέγεσθαι; ἀλλὰ μὴν οὐδ᾽ ἱματίων γε ἕνεκα χρηματιστέον: οὐ γὰρ ἐσθῆτος πολυτελείᾳ ἀλλὰ σώματος εὐεξίᾳ κοσμοῦνται.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Spartans
Medium/a Ornamenting
Their strong and healthy bodies, rather than expensive clothing
Item Identifier
A02225
Determination
Derived directly from text