Chilon of Sparta (Ancient Greek: Χείλων) (fl. 6th century BC) was a Spartan politician credited with the militarization of Spartan society, and one of...

I – king Agis II – king Chilon – philosopher Chionis (7th century BC) – athlete Clearchus of Sparta – mercenary in the army of the Ten Thousand. Cleomenes...

the seriousness of his attribution of a secret love of philosophy to Spartans. Still, the Spartans Myson of Chenae and Chilon of Sparta have traditionally...

tyrant of Lindos (fl. c. 600 BC), reported as either the grandfather or father-in-law of Thales; Myson of Chenae (6th century BC); and Chilon of Sparta (fl...

setting aside his first. This second wife, a descendant of Chilon of Sparta (one of the Seven Sages of Greece), promptly bore a son, Cleomenes. However, one...

ill of the dead." Attributed to Chilon of Sparta, who was one of the Seven Sages of Greece, the aphoristic recommendation about not speaking ill of the...

For most of its history, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Sparta was unusual among the Greek city-states in...

philosophy. The concept dates back at least to the ancient Greeks: Chilon of Sparta made use of the famous Ancient Greek proverb: "Το λακωνίζειν εστί φιλοσοφείν"...

candidate loses as a result of having too many votes "Less is more", an ancient Greek proverb attributed to Chilon of Sparta "Less is more", a line from...

of five magistrates in ancient Sparta. They had an extensive range of judicial, religious, legislative, and military powers, and could shape Sparta's...

birthdate of Jesus Chilon of Sparta Lady Ban (or Ban Jieyu), Chinese concubine and poet (b. 48 BC) Cleopatra Selene II, Ptolemaic princess of Egypt (approximate...

The history of Sparta describes the history of the ancient Doric Greek city-state known as Sparta from its beginning in the legendary period to its incorporation...

writer (approximate date) Alcaeus of Mytilene, Greek lyric poet from Lesbos Island Chilon of Sparta, one of the Seven Sages of Greece (approximate date) Sappho...

Sophocles, Euripides), and philosophers (Bias of Priene, Chilon of Sparta, Pythagoras, Empedocles, Zeno of Elea, Anaxagoras, Socrates, Diogenes, Anaxarchus...

Under the leadership of the ephor Chilon, in office during the middle of the 6th century, Sparta ended its streak of violent conquests, such as in Messenia...

Greek: Λυκοῦργος Lykourgos) was the legendary lawgiver of Sparta, credited with the formation of its eunomia ('good order'), involving political, economic...

trainers should strip before entering the arena. Similarly, Chilon of Sparta also supposedly died of joy the day when his son gained the prize for boxing at...

of Jesus Chilon of Sparta 5 BC January 15 – Guang Wu, Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty (d. AD 57) Aemilia Lepida, Roman noblewoman and fiancee of Claudius...

those of friend and judge; yet I feel in my conscience something which makes me doubt whether my conduct was not criminal.": 131–132  — Chilon of Sparta, philosopher...

explicitly refers to the Dorian ethnicity of Sparta, and might be a rejection of the ephor Chilon's policy of establishing an amicable relationship with...

government and laws of the classical Greek city-state of Sparta. All classical Greek city-states had a politeia; the politeia of Sparta however, was noted...

ἐκκλησία) was the citizens' assembly in the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. Unlike its more famous counterpart in Athens, the Spartan assembly had...

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...

principle ground force of Sparta. It stood at the center of the Spartan state, consisting of citizens trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society...

of Greece Cleobulus of Lindos Solon of Athens Chilon of Sparta Bias of Priene Thales of Miletus Pittacus of Mytilene (c. 640 – 568 BC) Periander of Corinth...

219–217 BC) was a king of Sparta, who reigned from 219 BC until his death shortly before 211 BC. Of obscure background and possibly of non-royal descent,...

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...

of elders in ancient Sparta. Sometimes called Spartan senate in the literature, it was made up of the two Spartan kings, plus 28 men over the age of sixty...

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)...

Children of Heracles Chiliarch Chilon of Patras Chilon of Sparta Chion of Heraclea Chione Chione (daughter of Arcturus) Chione (daughter of Boreas) Chione...