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Callicrates of Sparta

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183:"...he having been carried out of the ranks was dying a lingering death: and he said to Arimnestos a Plataian that it did not grieve him to die for Hellas, but it grieved him only that he had not proved his strength of hand, and that no deed of valour had been displayed by him worthy of the spirit which he had in him to perform great deeds. " 211: 124:
as the finest and handsomest man of all the Greeks of his time. He was slain by an arrow just before the armies engaged at Plataea, and while the Greeks were waiting till the signs from the sacrifices should be favourable.
229: 136:) that he is not grieved because he died for Greece but he is grieved because he had not proved his strength, and that no deed of valour had been displayed by him. 262: 257: 252: 87: 224: 220: 247: 267: 117: 92: 129: 128:
According to Herodotus, while Callicrates died he said to a Plataean named Arimnestos (
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Spartan soldier who was killed at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
80: 70: 60: 48: 38: 28: 21: 116:) was a Spartan soldier who was killed at the 8: 18: 139:In Herodotus, his name occurs among the 160: 120:in August 479 BC. He is mentioned by 7: 263:Spartans of the Greco-Persian Wars 14: 209: 88:First Persian invasion of Greece 258:Ancient Greeks killed in battle 181:Herodotus Book 9: Calliope, 72 1: 284: 133: 113: 253:Ancient Spartan soldiers 248:Battle of Plataea 118:Battle of Plataea 103: 102: 93:Battle of Plataea 275: 234: 213: 212: 197: 190: 184: 178: 172: 165: 135: 115: 19: 283: 282: 278: 277: 276: 274: 273: 272: 238: 237: 219: 210: 206: 201: 200: 191: 187: 179: 175: 166: 162: 157: 99: 53: 34: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 281: 279: 271: 270: 265: 260: 255: 250: 240: 239: 236: 235: 223:, ed. (1870). 221:Smith, William 205: 202: 199: 198: 185: 173: 159: 158: 156: 153: 101: 100: 98: 97: 96: 95: 84: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 50: 46: 45: 40: 36: 35: 32: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 280: 269: 268:479 BC deaths 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 245: 243: 232: 231: 226: 225:"Callicrates" 222: 217: 216:public domain 208: 207: 203: 195: 189: 186: 182: 177: 174: 170: 164: 161: 154: 152: 150: 147:and from the 146: 142: 137: 131: 126: 123: 119: 111: 107: 94: 91: 90: 89: 86: 85: 83: 79: 76: 73: 69: 66: 63: 59: 56: 52:August 479 BC 51: 47: 44: 41: 37: 31: 27: 20: 228: 193: 188: 176: 168: 163: 140: 138: 127: 105: 104: 81:Battles/wars 192:Herodotus, 167:Herodotus, 114:Καλλικράτης 106:Callicrates 33:Καλλικράτης 29:Native name 23:Callicrates 242:Categories 204:References 145:Spartiates 134:Αρίμνηστος 61:Allegiance 194:Histories 169:Histories 122:Herodotus 218::  196:, IX.85 171:, IX.72 75:Hoplite 55:Plataea 149:Helots 141:iranes 65:Sparta 43:Sparta 155:Notes 130:Greek 110:Greek 71:Rank 49:Died 39:Born 244:: 227:. 151:. 132:: 112:: 233:. 108:(

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Sparta
Plataea
Sparta
Hoplite
First Persian invasion of Greece
Battle of Plataea
Greek
Battle of Plataea
Herodotus
Greek
Spartiates
Helots
Herodotus Book 9: Calliope, 72
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"Callicrates"
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Categories
Battle of Plataea
Ancient Spartan soldiers
Ancient Greeks killed in battle
Spartans of the Greco-Persian Wars
479 BC deaths

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