Re:Spartan School (2019)
by knodi123 on Thursday March 18, 2021 @01:10AM
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Wow, I knew the stories of Spartans were grossly distorted in modern pop culture, but I never imagined it would be by this much. A Spartan coming-of-age story would be a horrific true-crime documentary in modern western civilization.
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The comic "Three" does a good job of telling the story of Helots in Sparta.
The post was a real eye opener for me as well.
There's a historically accurate novel about a Spartan boy's coming-of-age. "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield - a very good read and widely celebrated classic.
I think the author of the linked article might disagree with the claim of historical accuracy for that novel. He wrote at length about Pressfield's misconceptions.
https://acoup.blog/2021/01/29/collections-the-universal-warr...
Gates of fire is a great book, that I would recommend. But it’s a novel. The Spartans didn’t really write anything down. All the character interaction is great, but cut from whole cloth of the author s imagination. It’s a great story. The big fight might be accurate, but about as accurate as a third hand account.
But yes, I really enjoyed it. Good book.