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The Ephorate did have power, which ultimately corrupts them to some degree, but they were not required to be wealthy and their term lasted for only one year.
by 29athrowaway 3y ago
The Ephorate did have power, which ultimately corrupts them to some degree, but they were not required to be wealthy and their term lasted for only one year.
My initial comment was about the "deep state" (non-electable de-facto powers with vast influence) in Sparta, which were the rich families run by the πατρούχοι that had an immense influence over the diarchy and Sparta at large. They used their wealth to influence most of the Spartan institutions, resulting in more wealth which ultimately tipped the balance of power to their side.
You are just incredibly confused, thinking that I am talking about the movie/visual novel 300, and then turning this into some kind of movie review.
Let me save you the public shame and let's cut this exchange short. Have a good life and enjoy learning about history.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoNot that confused. This entire thread makes reference to the movie at some point, since the article was dealing with modern popular views compared to history. Typically when someone comments as you did, as if offended when someone dare criticize Spartan soldiers, it is someone that only watched the movie. Your original post did not provide any details as you did later, it was simply : >"When that happens, they will realize that the low merit ideas of authors such as this guy are useless. " But then, you later did provide more detail. And your views seem to align with the article. So, movie aside, not really sure what you find wrong with the article, except maybe you think it disrespects soldiers in general. I agree power corrupts, money corrupts, and most human institution tend to become corrupted by money. Money seems to continue to accrue to a few and they buy everyone. The article seems to agree with this. Public Shame. Who cares? (Lol, maybe the deep state is watching us)
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