Tyrtaeus
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Tyrtaeus 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
Tyrtée by Gustave Moreau, 1882
Bronze Spartan shield captured by Athenian soldiers at the Battle of Pylos in 425 BCE and now stored in the Ancient Agora Museum
Spartan swordsman in bronze, appliqué. Originally part of a relief decorating a piece of furniture, 550–25 BCE.
Tyrtaeus, Spartan Lessons; Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1759 (title page)
Homer
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Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer was highly rever
Tyrtaeus
…Doric dialect of Sparta, as could be expected of a native Spartan like his near contemporary Alcman. However, Greek elegists used the Ionic dialect of Homer regardless of their city of origin or their audience. Scholars generally agree that Tyrtaeus was a native of Laconia for several reasons: the use of…
Marble terminal bust of Homer. Roman copy of a lost 2nd-century BC Hellenistic original
Homer and His Guide (1874) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Part of an eleventh-century manuscript, "the Townley Homer". The writings on the top and right side are scholia.
Page from the first printed edition (editio princeps) of collected works by Homer edited by Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Florence, 1489, Bibliothèque Nationale de France