This week, the part you have all been waiting for – we’re going to look at how the Spartans fought. This is part six of our series (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective) lo…| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
This week, we’re going to look at how the Spartan state governs itself. We’re going to lay out a broad picture of how the parts of the Spartan government function, but we are remaining …| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
This week, we’re looking more at what life was actually like in Sparta, this time focusing on wealth and property. Last time (here), we looked at the question of daily life for women in Spart…| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
Today, in part III of our seven part look at Sparta (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective) we’re going to take a close look at the role of women in Spartan society, keeping in mi…| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
This is Part II of our seven part look at Sparta (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective). Last week we took a look at our sources for Sparta and then examined the Spartan child-training…| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
The following post is intended as a ‘reference sheet’ of sorts for any of the difficult or obscure terminology that is going to get used in the “This. Isn’t. Sparta.” …| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
This is the seven (and last!) part of our seven part series (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective) look at Sparta in popular memory and historical truth. Last time we talked about Spar…| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
This is Part I of a seven part series (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective) comparing the popular legacy of Sparta (embodied in films like 300) with the historical ancient state. Toda…| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
