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Sparta's not that great (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to c/noncredibledefense@piefed.social

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sparta's supposed fighting prowess is built largely on propaganda, rather than actual battlefield successes. Their reputation was built during a fairly short period in the 5th century BCE, and even then covered with all sorts of caveats, "In a fair fight," "if not outnumbered," "if nothing else goes wrong," and then those caveats themselves were proven hollow in the 4th century BCE.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Sparta's supposed fighting prowess is built largely on propaganda,

And a severe lack of sources too. There are entire battles that the Spartans supposedly won, that might not even have happened.

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

There is also this episode of the Punic wars when Spartans join Carthage and defeat Rome spectacularly