The Spartans defend themselves against Pyrrhus' attack.

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Related Conflict :	Siege of Sparta
Perpetrator (Person) :	Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Spartan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: fight back
Third Party (Group) :	Origin: Spartan, Age: adult, Activity: mixed, Reaction: help
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Pyrrhus 29.3Plutarch Pyrrhus 29.3 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Sparta (Sparta)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	3 B.C.
Year :	272 B.C.
Context :	siege war/military campaign
Motivation :	self-defence tactical/strategical
Original Text :	ἠμύνοντο δὲ προθυμίᾳ καὶ ἀρετῇ παρὰ δύναμιν οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι:
Translation :	But the Lacedaemonians defended themselves with an alacrity and bravery beyond their strength;
Edition :	Plutarch Lives IX: Demetrius and Antony, Pyrrhus and Caius Marius, Ed. Jeffrey Henderson, trans. Bernadotte Perrin (The Loeb Classical Library 101), Harvard University Press: Cambridge/MA - London 1968 (first ed. 1920).
Remark :	date: The date is taken from the New Pauly. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/pyrrhus-e1015710
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