Came alone? I came to one man.
Agis, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 16 (216a)
Came alone? I came to one man.
Agis, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 16 (216a)
The source
"Came alone? I came to one man." Agis said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 16 (216a). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"εἰπόντος δʼ ἐκείνου τί τοῦτο; μόνος ἥκεις; ἔφη καὶ γὰρ πρὸς ἕνα."Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 16 (216a). Greek: Bernardakis 1889 (Teubner) via Perseus; Sent alone as envoy to Philip of Macedon.
Who said it
The Spartans (8th–4th century BC). Laconic sayings from Lycurgus, Leonidas, Dienekes and the mothers of Sparta, recorded by Herodotus and Plutarch.
Questions
- Who said "Came alone? I came to one man."?
- Agis (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Agis 16 (216a).
- What is the original Greek?
- εἰπόντος δʼ ἐκείνου τί τοῦτο; μόνος ἥκεις; ἔφη καὶ γὰρ πρὸς ἕνα. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
Filed under Laconic.
Wear Agis
Blot out the sun? Good. We'll fight in the shade.
Dienekes, Herodotus, Histories 7.226
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With it or on it.
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women 241f
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Sword too short? Take one step closer.
Spartan mother, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Anonymous 18 (241f)
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They're close? Then so are we.
Leonidas, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Leonidas 7 (225b)
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