Posted on 05/09/2022 10:54:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Spartan citizens lived in luxury. Spartan armies were not invincible. Spartan politics had quite a bit in common with Athenian democracy. Classical Sparta, in short, was very different from the austere hyper-militarized society of popular myth…
Why the Sparta you know Never Existed | April 8, 2022 | toldinstone
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Bettany Hughes chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilizations the world has ever seen, one founded on discipline, sacrifice and frugality where the onus was on the collective and the goal was to create the perfect state and the perfect warrior. Hughes reveals the secrets and complexities of everyday Spartan life; homosexuality was compulsory, money was outlawed, equality was enforced, weak boys were put to death and women enjoyed a level of social and sexual freedom that was unheard of in the ancient world. It was a nation of fearsome fighters where a glorious death was treasured. This is aptly demonstrated by the kamikaze last stand at Thermopylae, where King Leonidas and his warriors fought with swords, hands and teeth to fend off the Persians. But there was bitter rivalry between Sparta and Athens, two cities with totally opposed views of the 'good life'. When war finally came, it raged for decades and split the Greek world until, in a brutal and bloody climax, Sparta finally emerged victorious as the most powerful city-state in Greece. But under King Agesilaus, the dreams of the Spartan utopia come crashing down. By setting out to create a perfect society protected by perfect warriors, Sparta made an enemy of change. A collapsing birth rate, too few warriors, rebellious slaves and outdated attitudes to weaponry and warfare combined to sow the seeds of Sparta's destruction, until eventually the once great warrior state was reduced to being a destination for Roman tourists who came to view bizarre soda-masochistic rituals.The Spartans - Channel 4 documentary with Bettany Hughes
January 12, 2017 | Gnosis Documentaries
(this is pt 1 of her older doc on Sparta, back when she was still poured into some pants.The Spartans 1 | September 17, 2012 | Bard Baukol
Soda masochist?
That’s Fresca, right?
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Fatty Arbuckle shouid have taken the Pepsi challenge.
"Come one, come all, see the unbelievable, Mountain Dew whips a Sprite until she screams in pleasure..."
Nice sweater.
5.56mm
Not related, really, but I’ve long planned to use another vid for a GGG topic, and this should become A) a reminder to myself or B) my passive-aggressive way to get someone to post one of interest to most.
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What a load of horsecrap......I saw the movie!!!!
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soda-masochistic rituals.
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Pepsi, Coke, Dr Pepper?
I see what you did there.
I almost missed it though. She distracted me.
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