The Private Life of Helen of Troy (book) The Private Life of Helen of Troy (book) The Private Life of Helen of Troy by John Erskine was published in 1925 by Bobbs Merrill and became a bestseller the following year. The book was adapted from the Greek legend of Helen of Troy and follows the famous woman's life after the burning of Troy. In the beginning, Menelaus - Helen's husband - leaves Troy in search of her and plans to kill her for all the trouble her beauty has caused. Instead, the two set out on a week-long voyage back to Sparta. Menelaus questions why his wife ran
Chilon of Sparta king Anaxandridas II of Sparta and bore his son, king Cleomenes I. Chilon of Sparta said also the famous Ancient Greek proverb: "Το λακωνίζειν εστί φιλοσοφείν " in English " less is more" or " brevity is the soul of wit" or " brevity is a way of philosophy" which means that the best way of being philosopher is through brevity and describes the way of Spartans' way of thinking and attitude. Diogenes Laertius describes him as a writer of elegiac poems, and attributes many sayings to him: According to an inscription at the Bath of the Seven Sages in