Meaning of Spartiate | Babel Free

Definitions

A Spartan, especially a full citizen.

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Examples

“And this is a copie of the epiſtles, that the Spartiates ſent.”

“Aristotle recognises only one thousand families of the ancient Spartiates; […]”

“Other Spartiates commanded troops, but only a king or his regent could normally lead⟳ out the Spartan army and the forces of the Peloponnesian League.”

“Inside, the Spartiates interrupted a tense family drama. Although the voices fell silent at the approach⟳ of the two Spartiates, they came into the kitchen to find⟳ Chryse in tears, Melissa looking self-righteous, Pelopidas looking beaten, and Laodice and Polychares both angry, while poor Kleon tried to make⟳ himself invisible in a corner.”

“Every year Sparta would formally declare⟳ war on its neighbor so that any Spartiate (as full citizens were called—only the child of two Spartiates might become⟳ one) could commit murder⟳ legally; […]”

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