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Tyrtaeus
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thumb|Tyrtée by Gustave Moreau, 1882 Tyrtaeus (; Tyrtaios; fl. mid-7th century BC) was a Greek elegiac poet from Sparta whose works were speculated to fill five books. His works survive from quotations and papyri, and include 250 lines or parts of lines. He wrote at a time of two crises affecting the city: a civic unrest threatening the authority of kings and elders, later recalled in a poem named Eunomia ("Law and Order"), where he reminded citizens to respect the divine and constitutional roles of kings, council, and demos; and the Second Messenian War, during which he served as a sort of "s
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- “Τεθνάμεναι γὰρ καλὸν ἐνὶ προμάχοισι πεσόνταἄνδρ᾿ ἀγαθὸν περὶ ᾗ πατρίδι μαρνάμενον.”
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- 0700-01-01
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- 0700-01-01
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- Mantineia
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16 sectionsContents
- Life
- Birth and place of origin
- Sources
- Sparta at the time of Tyrtaeus
- Works
- Poetry
- Poetic style
- Military ideology
- Legacy
- Editions and translations
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Tyrtée by Gustave Moreau, 1882 Tyrtaeus (; Tyrtaios; fl. mid-7th century BC) was a Greek elegiac poet from Sparta whose works were speculated to fill five books. His works survive from quotations and papyri, and include 250 lines or parts of lines. He wrote at a time of two crises affecting the city: a civic unrest threatening the authority of kings and elders, later recalled in a poem named Eunomia ("Law and Order"), where he reminded citizens to respect the divine and constitutional roles of kings, council, and demos; and the Second Messenian War, during which he served as a sort of "state poet", exhorting Spartans to fight to the death for their city. In the 4th century BC, when Tyrtaeus was an established classic, Spartan armies on campaign were made to listen to his poetry. The Suda states that he wrote martial songs; these were important in Spartan festivals and were done through anapaestic and iambic chants that accompanied armed dances and processions.
==Life ==