SPARTA; SPARTANS
spar'-ta, spar'-tanz (Sparte (1 Macc 14:16), Spartiatai; Lacedaemonians (the King James Version 1 Macc 12:2,5,6,10,21; 14:20-23; 15:23; in 2 Macc 5:9, Greek Lakedaimonioi)):
The passages in 1 Macc relate to a correspondence initiated by Jonathan, the priest, during the Maccabean revolt, and continued after his death with his brother Simon, between the Jews and the Lacedaemonians or Spartans, with a view to a friendly alliance. The proposals, curiously based on a claim to kindredship, were favorably received by the Lacedaemonians. See the letters (1 Macc 12:5,19; 14:16). The claim to blood-relationship (compare 1 Macc 12:21; 2 Macc 5:9) is of course absurd, but there is no good reason to doubt the genuineness of the transaction described.
See ARIUS; ASMONEANS; LACEDAEMONIANS; MACCABAEUS, etc.
James Orr
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SPARTA; SPARTANS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.
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