Apophthegmata Laconica

Plutarch

Plutarch. Moralia, Vol. III. Babbitt, Frank Cole, translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1931 (printing).

Being asked how much land the Spartans controlled, he said, As much as they can reach with the spear. [*](Cf. the note on Moralia, 210 E (28), supra. )