Ausonius on the Spartan ethos

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Ausonius recalls the Spartan ethosMater Lacaena clipeo obarmans filium,“Cum hoc," inquit, "aut in hoc redi.”A Spartan mother, arming her son with a shield, said: “With this, or on this, return”.Mater: motherLacaena: Spartan, LacedaemonClipeo: with a shieldObarmans: armingFilium: sonCum hoc: with thisInquit: she saidAut in hoc: or on thisRedi: return