This is a 7-part series of blog posts, written by a history professor, contrasting the realities of ancient Sparta with it’s depictions in popular culture.
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Woof! I’m glad he calls himself pedantic so that I don’t have to, but I did read all of them and I am glad to have all of these facts so that I can bring them up sometime at a party when 300 comes off and bros start talking about the military excellence of Sparta.
It was a good read, thanks for sharing
Fuck this is almost 5 years old now? Such a good series.
