Re: A military historian’s analysis of Spartan myth
by yorwba on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @04:09PM
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There was a submission from the same blog on the front page yesterday, which I assume is what led OP to discover this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21382247 (about war elephants)
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Re: A military historian’s analysis of Spartan myth
by aeontech on Friday November 01, 2019 @12:09PM
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Indeed! I knew Sparta just by reputation, like most people I expect, so this was a rather surprising and fascinating series.
It was a second surprise to come to this thread and see so many people vehemently dismissing the article, the author’s knowledge or tone, to defend Sparta as they see it. Not sure what conclusion to draw from that other than, I suppose, some people really really admire Sparta as mythologized and dislike reading anything that contradicts that image.