These Folks Were CRAZY Laconic Wit A short

These Folks Were CRAZY Laconic Wit: A short statement. Alexander the Great: “If I enter Sparta, I will destroy it. ” Spartan General: “If. ”

Sparta Founded by Dorian invaders. Remember them? The conquered people, the Helots, became slaves Even though there were 10 or 20 helots for every Spartan. So, how did they maintain order? By being absolute jerks. Terror. Brutality. Discipline.

Spartans At War Discipline Come back With your shield Or ON it. Said by Spartan mothers and wives, to sons and husbands going off to war.

Discipline : The Spartan Way Women were educated, unlike the rest of Greece. Citizens: Males, born in Sparta, over 30. Birth : Bathed in wine and tested for strength. Age 7 : Move into military barracks. Their job was to have healthy soldier sons. Underfed to promote theft and resourcefulness Trained to fight in phalanx. Woman: Age 18 : Join the army. Why are Spartan women Given a knife and sent into the countryside. the only women in the “Don’t come back until you kill someone, and don’t get caught. ” world that rule men? Queen Gorgo: Age 20 : Get Married Because we are the Age 30 : Move in with family only women that are mothers to men. Age 60 : Retire. (And get to eat at home. )

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