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They won the Peloponessian war (plenty of diplomacy and coalition building) and remained dominant until 371, which was the first war they lost. It was a pretty
by kleton 5y ago
They won the Peloponessian war (plenty of diplomacy and coalition building) and remained dominant until 371, which was the first war they lost. It was a pretty respectable record.
- dmix 5y agoI’m not seeing much connection to North Korea here. They have awful diplomacy, no real coalitions (besides China which is more of a complete one sided economic dependency and a constant source of trouble), a poor military track record besides perfecting sabre rattling and a single small US ship from the 1950s as their most prominent war prize, no one is trying to imitate them, they rely heavily on raw numbers over ability in a defensive posture built up over generations, etc. I’m trying to think of where the analogies begin…
- b0rsuk 5y agoBrutal dictatorship. 90% of population living in poverty (The Helots in Sparta were hunted for sport by Spartiates, particularly as a coming of age ritual).
- birdyrooster 5y agoDid they kidnap foreigners to do research or translation?
- danielheath 5y agoAFAIK, At that point in history “kidnap foreigners for their labour” was a feature of every settlement over a few hundred people in size.