{"id":61214,"date":"2021-01-27T02:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=61214"},"modified":"2021-01-26T09:11:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:11:50","slug":"misunderstood-moments-in-history-the-spartan-myth-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/01\/27\/misunderstood-moments-in-history-the-spartan-myth-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Misunderstood Moments in History &#8211; The Spartan Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hMQmU0epVr4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Invicta<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 27 Oct 2017<\/p>\n<p>Start your 30 day free trial here: <a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/eCd230fiZ7Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/eCd230fiZ7Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Spartans are immortalized in history as super soldiers bred for war. However most of what we think we know about them is a lie. Today we will unmask the truth behind the Spartan Myth. <\/p>\n<p>The Great Courses Plus is currently available to watch through a web browser to almost anyone in the world and optimized for the US market. The Great Courses Plus is currently working to both optimize the product globally and accept credit card payments globally.<\/p>\n<p>Documentary Credits:<br \/>\nResearch: Dr Roel Konijnendijk<br \/>\nScript: Invicta<br \/>\nArtwork: Milek J<br \/>\nEditing: Invicta<br \/>\nMusic: Total War OST, Soundnote<\/p>\n<p>Documentary Bibliography:<br \/>\nPaul Anthony Cartledge, <em>The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-heroes of Ancient Greece<\/em><br \/>\nNigel Kennell, <em>Spartans: A New History<\/em> (2010)<br \/>\nS. Hodkinson, <em>Property and Wealth in Classical Sparta<\/em> (2000)<br \/>\nJ. Ducat, <em>Spartan Education: Youth and Society in the Classical Period<\/em> (2006)<br \/>\nS.M. Rusch, <em>Sparta at War: Strategy, Tactics and Campaigns, 550-362 BC<\/em> (2011)<br \/>\nE. Rawson, <em>The Spartan Tradition in European Thought<\/em> (1969)<br \/>\nS. Hodkinson &#038; I.M. Morris (eds.), <em>Sparta in Modern Thought<\/em> (2012)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-27-Misunderstood-Moments-in-History-\u2013-The-Spartan-Myth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-27-Misunderstood-Moments-in-History-\u2013-The-Spartan-Myth-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-62797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-27-Misunderstood-Moments-in-History-\u2013-The-Spartan-Myth-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-27-Misunderstood-Moments-in-History-\u2013-The-Spartan-Myth-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-27-Misunderstood-Moments-in-History-\u2013-The-Spartan-Myth-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot_2021-01-27-Misunderstood-Moments-in-History-\u2013-The-Spartan-Myth.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invicta Published 27 Oct 2017 Start your 30 day free trial here: http:\/\/ow.ly\/eCd230fiZ7Q The Spartans are immortalized in history as super soldiers bred for war. 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