TIL Spartans were paedophile and slave owners. Infanticide was a common practice in Sparta. They also took money from Persians to fight against Athens in the Peloponnesian war.
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Collections: This. Isn’t. Sparta. Part I: Spartan School
This is Part I of a seven part series (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective) comparing the popular legacy of Sparta (embodied in films like 300) with the historical ancient state. Toda…A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
