Greg Luce

"Of all of the other cultures of the world, along with the Samurai, the Zulu, and the Maasai, the Spartans are probably the premier warrior society." FFS, Samurai are not a culture. Also, that this list includes the Spartans but not the Romans or Macedonians is

He's now saying an Athenian would fit in today, no problem, because I guess we're not a warrior culture. Meanwhile, Aeschylus, the most successful playwright of his entire generation would like you to know one thing about him, just one, in his epitaph:

"Beneath this stone lies Aeschylus, son of Euphorion, the Athenian, who perished in the wheat-bearing land of Gela; of his noble prowess the grove of Marathon can speak, and the long-haired Persian knows it well" But sure, Athenians aren't warriors. Go on.

"Athens was a sea port open to the world" Whoa, whoa. The Piraeus was a sea port. Athens is inland. C'mon, that's not a hard one. Throw a qualifier in there. Athens is about as much a port city as Rome.

What the Spartan *would* be appalled by is that we all have jobs and thus live like slaves in his eyes. Somehow that doesn't come up. I wonder why?

1) And we made it...halfway through video 4 before Molon Labe came out. Sigh. 2) He pronounces molon with the same second syllable like 'Mulan.' It's not μολόν, it's μολών. The second O is long. mol-OWN lah-BAY. Pretty sure my Greek 1 prof. would have boxed my ears for that.

Also, can we please point out that for all of Leonidas' reported wit, Xerxes did exactly that - having come (and killed Leonidas) he took their weapons. It's a lot less badass when you realize Xerxes probably responded with the Persian equivalent of, "mmm...kay."