Oh boy am I gonna be posting about all these some day XD
already spoke of this in my Sparta + lycurgus post, but
THE SPARTAN AND THE FOX - In Sparta, boys were punished if they were caught stealing food. A boy, once out to catch some food, caught a live baby fox, and concealed it in his cloak to avoid it being seen by the elder Spartans. Rather than unveil the fox from under his cloak and be punished for being caught stealing, he allowed the cub to eat away at his stomach until he made it back to his barracks... THAT'S determination!
RE: Favorite Events From History