Spartan
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| + | [[424 BC]]: The [[Spartan]] general [[Brasidas]] captures [[Amphipolis]], which is a setback for Athens. [[Thucydides]] is held responsible for the Athenian failure and is ostracised. This gives him time to start writing his [[History of the Peloponnesian War|history book]] | ||
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- austere, frugal or characterized by self-denial
- I went on the retreat to the monastery thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell to discover a simple, but comfortable bedroom.
- resolute in the face of danger or adversity
- The spartan legionnaries vowed to fight to the death.
- lacking in decoration and luxury
- After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.
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