Translating the famous phrase in 300..

**Cadwalader** · 10-03-2008, 20:55

..into ancient greek. I was wondering if any of you guys could help me with that. I think it would be humorous, maybe with a fitting image and such. I would propably fail miserably myself, with inflection and such.

**Hax** · 10-03-2008, 21:07

CA

C'EST

SPARTA!

...oh wait...never mind.

Or should it be "il est sparta", though that would be "he is".. hmm...

**Cadwalader** · 10-03-2008, 21:17

Thanks Hax, I believe that is adequate. Not many people know ancient greek well anyway.

**Hax** · 10-03-2008, 21:27

Oh, you were asking for Greek?!

Silly me; I thought Sparta was in France all along.

**Cadwalader** · 10-03-2008, 21:39

Ah.
In any case: Dette er Sparta!
alt: Henne e Sparta!

**||Lz3||** · 10-03-2008, 21:55

je crois que c'est

"c'est sparta!"

**Hax** · 10-03-2008, 22:06

Well, I thought so, but I needed three words.

**Megas Methuselah** · 10-03-2008, 22:10

Je pense que ca ve dire, "That is Sparta!"

**Hax** · 10-03-2008, 22:17

And over here, you have Sparta. Sparta is famous for its lack of madness and its lack of dressed men.

**keravnos** · 10-04-2008, 09:53

ΗΔΕ ΓΑΡ, ΣΠΑΡΤΑ ΕΣΤΙ!
Heede Gar, Sparta esti.

(For this is Sparta)

**Space_Ed** · 10-04-2008, 10:55

I think Sparta is pronounced Spartee in modern greek because the last letter is eta and not alpha (Σπάρτη). I know a few people from sparta because my uni is really international and theres a load of SSSEEEEEEEEEXXXXXXYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY greeks around. (I mean the girls by the way although some of the blokes u can tell are rather handsome)

And I think it is 'C'est Spártê.' That is three words. Its similar to saying 'that's Sparta' as in that is 'that is sparta.' C'est Spártê is probably the most effective phrase for replacing the line from 300. I do speak french but I do make mistakes. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone.

So Keravnos- has the name changed from sparta to spartee in greek since the classical period?

"The city of Sparta (Doric Σπάρτα; Attic Σπάρτη Spartē) was a city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the River Eurotas in the southern part of the Peloponnese." Wikipedia.

**keravnos** · 10-04-2008, 11:53

Yes it has changed.

In Doric greek, in many cases the A would replace the H of the Ionian/Attic. Modern Greek is basically a continuation of Attic greek, so Sparta became Sparte.