Sparta was one of the worst Greek States to ever exist. They were literally braindead, militaristic, psychopaths that practiced a primitive form of eugenics. They lost to Athens and Thebes (Sparta initially defeated them, installed a dictatorship that lasted only a decade, and we’re eventually BTFOd by Big Thebian Bulls) due to cultural, technological, and economic advantages.
The Spartans were so autistic about being warriors that they alienated themselves from the other Greek States. They even allied with the Persians in order to defeat Athens during their first major conflict.
Nothing the Spartans did made any sense. That’s why their empire crumbled to dust and are actually a very good allegory for why militaristic dictatorships should never rise.
Sparta was one of the worst Greek States to ever exist. They were literally braindead, militaristic, psychopaths that practiced a primitive form of eugenics. They lost to Athens and Thebes (Sparta initially defeated them, installed a dictatorship that lasted only a decade, and we’re eventually BTFOd by Big Thebian Bulls) due to cultural, technological, and economic advantages.
The Spartans were so autistic about being warriors that they alienated themselves from the other Greek States. They even allied with the Persians in order to defeat Athens during their first major conflict.
Nothing the Spartans did made any sense. That’s why their empire crumbled to dust and are actually a very good allegory for why militaristic dictatorships should never rise.
to top off the pile of misery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_soup