None of their neighbors liked them either.
A friendly reminder that Sparta was terrible, not to be aspired to, and also diametrically opposed to basically all American values. Read more: https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/ …https://twitter.com/SDeCasien/status/1349357618465288194 …
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Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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Is it me or does that guy look like the Black Knight?
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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-elite class -claims equality, but only actually for that class -massive wealth inequality built on slavery Nothing to aspire to, but is it American? I mean. . .
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Most of your criticisms of Sparta apply right on to America honestly. And we have the same American Myth over our flaws. So it makes perfect sense to pair a Sparta helmet with the word “patriot”. Because their claiming the same myth, but also striving for the same reality.
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I recommend your Sparta series to anyone who has any interest in ancient Greece, particularly in re propaganda like 300.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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Wait until we tell them what Spartans thought of walls.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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yes, they had an effectively enslaved underclass, a tiny minority controlled the wealth, a terrible education system, and a myth of military greatness, the contrast could not be more clear!
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Does this have more to do with the "Armor of God" q meme than actual Spartans?
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How is it possible that it is in any way diametrically opposed to it?
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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People who use history to justify their politics and a poor grasp of history, name a more iconic duo.
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