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Tyrtaeus ( / tɜːrˈtiːəs /; Greek: Τυρταῖος 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.
Tyrtaeus (flourished middle of the 7th century bc, Sparta [Greece]) was a Greek elegiac poet, author of stirring poetry on military themes supposedly composed to help Sparta win the Second Messenian War.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
“In aristocratic states faction arises ... also when some of the citizens have too little and others more than enough —which happens particularly often in war; for instance at Sparta about the time of the Messenian War, as appears from the poem of Tyrtaeus called Eunomia.
In the middle of the 7th century BC, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta was engulfed in the Second Messenian War. It would become a pivotal conflict that would define Sparta’s future military and social structure. It was at this time that a poet named Tyrtaeus emerged.
Tyrtaeus. “Tyrtaeus: —（1） Son of Archembrotus, a Laconian or a Milesian, writer of Elegy and fluteplayer, who is said to have encouraged the Lacedaemonians by his songs in their war with the Messenians, and in this way to have given them the upper hand.
Jun 22, 2024 · Learn about Tyrtaeus, a 7th century BC poet who wrote to support Sparta's kings and soldiers in times of crisis. Find out his works, themes, and influence in Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World and other sources.
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A chapter from a book that explores the myth and history of poets as scapegoats, warriors and heroes in Greco-Roman and Indo-European cultures. It analyzes the legend of Tyrtaeus, an Athenian poet who became a Spartan general in the Second Messenian War.
