Sparta Myths Debunked
The cluster centers on debates about the overhyped reputation of ancient Sparta as superior warriors, challenging popular myths with historical analysis from sources like Thucydides, Herodotus, and modern critiques highlighting biases and propaganda.
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Congratulations, you've fallen for ancient propaganda. Educate yourself [0][1][2] and don't have weird links in your profile.[0] https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-p...[1] https://en.wikiped
Isn't the military might of Sparta an example of history written by the losers? I mean one important source for the Peloponnesian War was Thucydides, who was on the losing side of the war. And when writing his book, he might have wanted to cast himself in the best light possible, by depicting his victorious opponents as the best military in Greece?
Speaking of Greeks and Homer, let's not forget the Spartans and their custom of killing disabled children.
I don't understand the point of the article. In quantitative terms one can say that Y was better than X. Like: Usa in the 20th century was better at creating technology. Why does the author need to emphasize that Spartans were no better than other Greeks as warriors as it's a bad thing? It's not discimination or racism or whatever. I think it's because in modern times saying Y is better than X is bad. Except for in sports. Weird.
For anyone interested in this, I'd highly recommend /u/Iphikrates' three-part summary of the Spartan reputational mirage on /r/AskHistorians a couple of years ago.https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6rvusy/is_th...
I read this previously and from memory it relies a lot on what Athens wrote about Sparta? I'm no historian but I was wondering if there's bias there, because they mostly despised each other and Athens kept records whereas Sparta didn't. It seems reasonable that you'd write a bunch of stuff about your enemies being inhumane and generally shit. Maybe the sometimes nicer things written about them coincided with periods of peace and alliance? Just spit balling, it's still an
why Herodotus? Why Thucydides ?
The story of Athens as told by Sparta
I Would take Thucydides over Herodotus any day
And not exactly about the same link, but same concept:The sea people: Alexander the Great trod in the footsteps of forgotten Greeks: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29449160