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	Chilon of Sparta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chilon of Sparta or Chilo of Sparta was a Lacedaemonian, son of Damagetus and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
		Chilon was also the first person who introduced the custom of joining the ephors to the kings as their counselors, though Satyrus attributes this institution to Lycurgus.
		Chilon flourished around the beginning of the 6th century B.C. The tradition was that he died of joy in the arms of his son, who had just gained a prize at the Olympic games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chilon_of_Sparta (222 words)

	CHILON - LoveToKnow Article on CHILON
		, of Sparta, son of Damagetus, one of the Seven Sages of Greece, flourished about the beginning of the 6th century B.C. In 560 (or 556) he acted as ephor, an office which he is even said to have founded.
		The tradition was that he died of joy on hearing that his son had gained a prize at the Olympic games.
		According to Chilon, the great virtue of man was prudence, or well-grounded judgment as to future events.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHILON.htm (113 words)

	Sparta Revisited - Diplomacy
		Chilon is even credited with the famous sayings carved in stone at Delphi: "Know thyself" and "Everything in moderation." This seems particularly relevant, because it was probably recognition of Sparta's limited resources, that induced a change in policy.
		Sparta's refusal to support these cities can be seen as callous or even "unpatriotic," but it reflected the fact that at this time (late 6th and early 5th Century BC), Sparta effectively had no fleet and so no way of supporting a war on the other side of the Aegean.
		Sparta sent one of her own kings, Leonidas, with an advance guard of 300 citizens and larger contingents from other members of the anti-Persian alliance to try to halt the invasion at the Pass of Thermopylai.
	www.elysiumgates.com /~helena/Diplomacy.html (1094 words)

	Sparta Revisited - an Introduction
		Ancient Sparta is known today (if at all) as the militaristic rival of "enlightened" Athens in Classical Greece.
		Sparta was eclipsed by the rise of Athens, a city with roughly 5-times the number of citizens and, following the defeat of Persia in the early 5th Century, an Empire.
		Sparta's once revolutionary and innovative institutions became calcified while democracy continued to develop in other cities.
	www.elysiumgates.com /~helena (360 words)

	Prominent Greeks of Antiquity. Philosophers, Statesmen, Historians...
		What ranked Chilon among the Seven Sages was his reform of the institutions established by Lycurgus on the basis of this reform, power was given to the ephors.
		But Chilon, cleverly taking advantage of the current situation, had the ephors made deputies of the basileis/kings when the latter were absent, or when the kingdom was "lame", i.e.
		Chilon wrote about two hundred elegiac verses and said that the great virtue of man was prudence and well -grounded judgment as to future events.
	www.greecetaxi.gr /index/greek_philosophers.html (2301 words)

	Dark Age through Archaic Greece
		This was the era of Sparta's earliest expansion, from northern Laconia.
		Sparta gained control over Messenia and enserfed the inhabitants, but the hold was tenuous, and the Messenians would engaged in numerous uprisings in the next century.
		Sparta did not seek to enserf the Tegeans (as it had the Messenians.) Rather, it established an agreement with the Tegeans, promising non-aggression and alliance in return for Tegean non-intervention if the Messenian helots revolted.
	www.bsu.edu /classes/magrath/cc201ss/lyric/darkages.html (11398 words)

	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 98.2.12
		Equally, Sparta appears to be already at that moment, that is, mid-fifth century, a model and prototype of a politically stable organization.
		Furthermore, the case of the regent Pausanias shows that, on one hand, the royal power could be delegated and could assume the character of a magistracy; on the other hand, this mandate provided curious novelties: he had a lieutenant and he was accompanied by a delegation of ephors whose job was to look after him.
		In short, T.'s book solves with intelligence some of the most discussed questions on archaic Sparta; whether or not all his proposals be accepted, there is in it a series of absolutely convincing interpretations which permit a reappraisal of the problem of the origin of the Spartan constitution on new grounds.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/1998/98.2.12.html (2862 words)

	Reading the Rise of Pisistratus: Herodotus 1.56-68
		His stories of Athens and Sparta also equate tyranny with community weakness and freedom with community power, and this equation is confirmed in his later diagnosis of the rise of Athens after the liberation from tyranny (e.g.
		Chilon the Spartan interprets, issuing a triple warning that he should not marry, or should divorce his wife, or should disown his son.
		His comparison of ancestral Athens and Sparta is full of resonance for the contemporary audience as they see him begin to trace the rise of Athens from tyrannized weakness to imperial greatness and address contemporary debates.
	www.dur.ac.uk /Classics/histos/1997/gray.html (9371 words)

	Bored of Studies - On Sparta
		Famous one was chilon from the mid 6th century...
		Sparta is a really good society - its not difficult because the quesitons they ask are realy just hte ones they have done numerous times before.
		With Sparta the best thing to do is do all the old questions and have a good look at some of hte more difficult ones - like the agriculture and so forth.
	www.boredofstudies.org /community/showthread.php?t=45210 (1292 words)

	Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers: Chilon, translated by C.D. Yonge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chilon was also the first person who introduced the custom of joining the ephors to the kings as their counsellors: though Satyrus attributes this institution to Lycurgus.
		He, as Herodotus says in his first book, when Hippocrates was sacrificing at Olympia, and the cauldrons began to boil of their own accord, advised him either to marry, or, if he were married already, to discard his wife, and disown his children.
		Chilon was an old man, about the fifty-second Olympiad, when Aesop, the fable writer, flourished.
	classicpersuasion.org /pw/diogenes/dlchilon.htm (640 words)

	Notebook
		630 B.C. The Poet Alcman flourishes in Sparta.
		Sparta becomes the foremost military power in the Peloponnese.
		Alcibiades abandons Sparta for the court of the Persian Tissaphernes.
	www.noteaccess.com /APPROACHES/AGW/ChronologT.htm (1555 words)

	Chilon and Dias - of the seven wise men in The AnswerBank: History & Myths
		Chilon and Dias - of the seven wise men
		Both of these philosophers lived in ancient Greece at around 600 B.C. If you are looking for infomation, use "Bias of Priene" (not Dias!) and "Chilon of Sparta" as search terms.
		Chilon is famous for carving the words "Know Thyself" on a column at the Oracle of Delphi.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /History_and_Myths/question2027.html (196 words)

	First International Advanced Research Workshop on In Silico Oncology: Advances and Challenges
		Sparta, known in Greek as Sparti, has a history which dates back to the Neolithic period, at least 3,000 years BC.
		Modern Sparta, founded in 1834, occupies part of the site of the classical city and is the capital of the department of Laconia.
		Taygeta, Lacedaemon, Hyacinth, Leda, Castor, Pollux, Menelaus, Helen of Troy, Lycurgus, Chilon (one of the Seven Wise Men of Ancient Greece), Alcman, Leonidas and contemporary photochemist Panos Grammaticakis are some of the worldwide known mythical or historical personalities directly linked with the epic city.
	www.sparta-in-silico-oncology.iccs.ntua.gr /main.htm (2181 words)

	The Olympic Victor
		He is astonished to find that Lysandridas is not suffering in the quarries, but living like a nobleman's son and driving the horses of the Tegean horse breeder, Antyllus.
		Lysandridas is faced with a choice between his natural and his adopted father, between Sparta, that looks on him with suspicion, and Tegea, which has given him a second chance.
		The moderates in both cities - Chilon in Sparta and Antyllus in Tegea - desperately seek a way out of a new war, and Lysandridas seems to offer an ideal bridge.
	www.elysiumgates.com /~schrader/Olympic_victor.htm (390 words)

	Ancient Greek History: Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		earthquake at Sparta, revolt of the Helots to Messene.
		The island of Sphacteria is burnt, the Spartiates are exposed and 240 are captured.
		Pausanias (king of Sparta) asks for a truce, and is exiled from Sparta to Tegea.
	people.ku.edu /~jyounger/grkhstchron.html (1667 words)

	The Seven Sages, Greek Mythology Link
		She was persuaded that the tripod 'would cause trouble', they say, as if her sudden departure from Sparta in the arms of her lover had been but a mere detail of the throwing away of the tripod...
		CHILON: To keep a secret, to employ leisure well, to be able to bear an injury.
		He compares Chilon to many philosophers of his time, and concludes that while they were seen 'uttering the noblest sentiments, but following the basest practices', Chilon was a man of integrity, keeping thought, speech, and deed in accordance with each other.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/SevenSages.html (10296 words)

	Papantonis Winery \| Meden Agan
		Meden Agan and Gnothi Sauton (know thyself), the two maxims carved on the walls of the temple of Apollo at the Oracle, were the fundamental principles of the ancient Greek spirit.
		The motto Meden Agan is attributed to Chilon of Sparta, one of the Seven Sages of the ancient world.
		Through this motto he wished to imply that the truth lies in the middle, without excess.
	www.papantonis.gr /html/en/meden.html (222 words)

	mani-kythera-travel.com Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On the conquest of the Peloponnese by the Dorians, Kythera came under the control of Argos.
		The Spartans, however, attached great importance to the island because it protected the coasts of Lakonia from the attack and in the hands of an enemy, gave them a base from which to attack Sparta.
		A wise Spartan called Chilon considered the proximity of Kythera so dangerous to Sparta, that he wished it sunk in the sea; and Demaratus, exiled from Sparta, advised Xerxes to seize this island, and from it to prosecute the war against Lakonia.
	www.mani-kythera-travel.com /kytherainfo.htm (878 words)

	CHILON OF SPARTA
		In the mid 6th century BCE, Chilon was an Ephor in Sparta.
		Ephors began as a advisory council to the king, but he and his 4 colleagues strengthened the role of the Ephors until they co-ruled with the king.
		These were some of the qualities that led other to claim he was one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
	www.ancientworlds.net /5169 (202 words)

	Seven Sages of Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Plato provides the earliest list of the so-called Seven Sages; although Simonides, a century earlier, sets out to answer Pittacus and Cleobulus as though striving for a place on the list.
		Chilon of Sparta - " Know thyself "
		Thales of Miletus - "To bring surety brings ruin"
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seven_Sages_of_Greece (429 words)

	rediff.com: The Ancient Olympics
		The judges would then select only those whom they felt had the potential to perform in accordance with the tradition and standards of an Olympiad.
		Huge crowds would gather for the Games and some of the distinguished guests included Plato, Socrates and Chilon of Sparta.
		The tremendous physiques and abilities of the competitors aroused the imaginations and creative talents of artists, poets, sculptors and writers.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2000/aug/24anc.htm (721 words)

	World of Quotes - Chilo of Sparta (Chilon) Quotes.
		World of Quotes - Chilo of Sparta (Chilon) Quotes.
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	Chilon of Sparta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Aristotle and the Seven Sages
		Not a great deal is known about them, in fact even who they were is sometimes in doubt.
		However the list normally includes Bias of Priene, Chilon of Sparta, Cleobulus of Lindus, Periander of Corinth, Periander of Corinth, Pittacus of Mytilene, Solon of Athens, and Thales of Miletus.
		The Greeks referred to these Wise Men as Sophists meaning "men of wisdom" although this term later became associated with an other group of "teachers" who shared a different philosophic outlook.
	www.scienceandyou.org /articles/ess_10.shtml (2036 words)

	Herodotus - The Histories - Page 1267
		There is an island called Cythera in those parts, not far from the coast.
		Concerning which Chilon, one of our wisest men, once made the remark that Sparta would gain if it were sunk to the bottom of the sea.
		And then Sparta, left to herself, will be powerless.
	www.galileolibrary.com /ebooks/eu04/herodotus_page_1267.htm (296 words)

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		Solon: ~630- ~560 BC: Athenian statesman, poet and orator; one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece.
		(the others: Thales of Miletus, Pherecydes of Syros, Pittacus of Mytilene, Anacharsis of Scythia, Periander of Corinth, Chilon of Sparta) Thales: ~624-~545 BC Milesian philosopher, water as the arche, and all of nature is a Living creature.
		Argued, however, that mind (nous) was the ultimate cause of everything, by mixing primitive substances, and by setting in train sequential development of the result.
	depts.washington.edu /lsearlec/205/Supplementary/CHRONO-1.DOC (1110 words)

	Turkije - Miletos
		Chr.: rampzalige vernietiging van de Ionische vloot (Miletos, Athene, Sparta,...) bij Lades door de Perzen.
		Miletos werd uitgemoord, de weinige overlevende werden tot slaven gemaakt.
		Chilon van Sparta, de leider van een rijke staat
	www.ping.be /%7Eevdleene/turkey2/miletos.htm (537 words)

	Bored of Studies - On Sparta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Helots worked this kleros and had to give an alotted amoun to their spartiate master...if there master took to much they were liable to be cursed in public.
		13th February 2005 01:08 PM Sparta Study Notes
		COuld anyone tell me about the economic structure and organisation of Sparta?
	www.boredofstudies.org /community/printthread.php?t=45210 (1179 words)

	The world, when Buddha was born
		Pisistratus has dedicated himself to ruling Athens, but it won't be until 546 that he begins his 20-year dictatorship.
		Chilon of Sparta is about to come to power [background]
		The city-states of Boetia (just west of Athens) are beginning to band together.
	www.robotwisdom.com /science/buddha.html (966 words)

	Search Tuna Report for Thales Five Theorems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They commence with Mamercus, who was a pupil of Thales, and include Hippias of Elis, Pythagoras, Anaxagoras, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Philippus of Mende, Euclid, and Eudemus, a friend of Aristotle, who wrote histories of arithmetic, of astronomy, and of geometry, and many lesser known names....
		Such men were Thales of Miletus, Pittacus of Mitylene, Bias of Priene, Solon of our city, Cleobulus of Lindus, Myson of Chen, and, last of the traditional seven, Chilon of Sparta....
		Born about 624 BC in Miletus, Asia Minor (now Turkey), he was the son of Examyes and Cleobuline....
	searchtuna.com /ftlive/548.html (1480 words)

	Who were the Greek wise men? in The AnswerBank: History & Myths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They were two of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, a list of men drawn from among the outstanding politicians and political philosophers of ancient Greece.
		Although such listings differed widely, the consensus is: Bias of Priene, Chilon of Sparta, Cleobulus, Periander, Pittacus, Solon, and Thales.
		They lived in Greece and Asia Minor (now Turkey) about 600BC and were active in science and politics.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /article693.html (362 words)

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