History of Greece. The Spartans and Tyrtaeus. According to the oracle of Delphi, the Spartans could only beat the Messenians if they were commanded by an Athenian. Athens sent Tyrtaeus, Greek poet, under whose orders were successes.
History of Greece. The Spartans and Tyrtaeus. According to the oracle of Delphi, the Spartans could only beat the Messenians if they were commanded by an Athenian. Athens sent Tyrtaeus, Greek poet, under whose orders were successes.