cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/2089998

Archived version: https://archive.ph/X5D30
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    • Adkml [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Moan abe or however they took it. Means come.and take it apparently it's what the Spartans said to the Persians at Thermopoli.

      An ironic line because if you learned history from something other than a homoerotic Zac Snyder movie you would know the Persians responded with "k" then killed them all

      • GenderIsOpSec [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Molon labe.

        then sparta lost their king, his honor guard, the elite of their army AND a highly defensible pass that they were supposed to be able to hold for months ortega-clap and this all happened in a few days.