Laconic Sayings: The spirit and tradition of Sparta as reflected in the sayings and opinions of kings, generals, and ephors of the city, as well as the legislator of the Laconian state, Lycurgus.

The Old Customs of the Lacedaemonians: The customs of the Spartans as depicted through short stories and characteristic incidents.

Sayings of Laconians: A collection of sayings from women of Sparta.

The biographer and philosopher Plutarch (c. 50-120 AD) was born in Chaeronea, Boeotia. Through his travels, he broadened his intellectual horizons and came into contact with personalities of his time, primarily prominent Romans. He spent most of his life in his homeland and held public priestly offices.

His surviving works are distinguished into historical-biographical parts and what are known as 'Ethical' writings. In the 'Parallel Lives,' prominent Greeks and Romans are compared, and the worlds each represents are indirectly contrasted.

In the 'Ethics,' issues of morality, philosophy, science, politics, literary criticism, as well as topics from the realm of religion, nature, history, etc., are developed, sometimes in the form of dialogues and other times as treatises or dissertations.

Erudite and with a keen intellect, the author expressed traditional Greek values with simplicity and an optimistic perspective. His work captivates and teaches, while also being a significant source of literature from the classical and Alexandrian periods.