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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
by knodi123 6y ago
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.
- greesil 6y agoThe post was a real eye opener for me as well.
- drak0n1c 6y agoThere'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.
- jfoutz 6y agoGates 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.
- xapata 6y agoI 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-warrior-part-i-soldiers-warriors-and/ https://acoup.blog/2021/01/29/collections-the-universal-warr...
- railton 6y agoThe comic "Three" does a good job of telling the story of Helots in Sparta. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20638282-three https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20638282-three