Zenobius 3.39
More enslaved than Messene
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English
Proverb
More enslaved than Messene
Explanation
since the Lacedaemonians, when the Messenians repeatedly revolted, enslaved them, and treated them more harshly than other slaves.
Greek
Proverb
Δουλότερος Μεσσήνης
Explanation
ἐπειδὴ πολλάκις ἀποστάντας τοὺς Μεσσηνίους ἐδουλώσαντο οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι καὶ ἐχρῶντο αὐτοῖς χαλεπώτερον ἢ τοῖς ἄλλοις δούλοις.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:3.39