This is Part I of a seven part series (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII) comparing the popular legacy of Sparta (embodied in films like 300) with the historical ancient state. Today, we’re going to…

first of a seven part historical series on the falsity of the myth of Sparta

UPDATE: okay I just finished the whole thing and it's great, except for his need at the end to underscore how bad Sparta is by comparing it to ... North Korea. engaging history but a shitlib nonetheless

  • PlantsRstillCool [des/pair]
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    3 years ago

    I read this a month or so ago and it was really good.

    I live the part where the Spartans actually kinda suck at fighting

    Oh and the part where they are super dismissive of the idea of every training