> Agreed. That is a scalability problem, it does not mean they were a failure at large in every aspect. No, but the fact that they weren't actually winning mos

> Agreed. That is a scalability problem, it does not mean they were a failure at large in every aspect. No, but the fact that they weren't actually winning most of their battles means they were not exactly a success in the military aspect, which was kind of the only thing they had going for them, seeing as their society was otherwise pretty shit (admittedly, their upperclass women had a few more freedoms than those in other Greek states). > Their merit is studied in military academies around the world. Those are the types of studies that actually matter and can be tested in real situations of life and death. Excuse me, which military academies these days are fighting battles using spears and shields? Please tell me you're not talking about Steve Pressfield "Warrior Ethos" bullshit.