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

  • keepcarrot [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Also mentions Purge night, except it's a week and just makes it legal to murder slaves.

    Weird to see people venerating Spartans, though I consider it a fairly innocuous dog whistle that aspirants don't realise is a dog whistle.

    • The_Walkening [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Also mentions Purge night, except it’s a week and just makes it legal to murder slaves.

      They'd literally declare war on the helots every autumn as a justification to murder them.