Question
Plutarch recorded several quips of this leader, such as him proclaiming that he would “fight in the shade” after being told that a barrage of arrows would block the Sun. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this leader who Plutarch also alleged responded “molon labe” (“moh-LOHN lah-BAY”) or “come and take it” when asked to drop his weapons.
ANSWER: Leonidas (The battle was Thermopylae.)
[10e] Leonidas’s quotes were characteristic of the “laconic” speech of this militaristic Greek city-state that rivaled Athens.
ANSWER: Sparta
[10m] Anaxandridas (“an-ax-AND-rid-ass”) quipped that Spartans took care of themselves so that these people could care for their fields. This slave-like servile class often came from Messenia.
ANSWER: helots [or heílotes]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 44% | 56% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 7 | 21.43 | 100% | 57% | 57% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 33% | 67% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 10 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 38% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 44% | 33% |
Data
| Michigan C | CWRU B (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| West Virginia A (UG) | CWRU C (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Miami B (UG) | Miami A (UG) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Michigan A (UG) | Jefferson County Scholars (DII) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Ohio State B (DII) | Michigan D (UG) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Michigan State A | Michigan B (UG) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Michigan State B | West Virginia B (UG) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Ohio State A (UG) | CWRU A (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Ohio State C (DII) | Miami C (DII) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |