{"id":81509,"date":"2023-07-27T02:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=81509"},"modified":"2023-09-20T10:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:49:04","slug":"history-summarized-the-cities-of-ancient-sparta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/07\/27\/history-summarized-the-cities-of-ancient-sparta\/","title":{"rendered":"History Summarized: The Cities of Ancient Sparta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d8Nqi1aHJRA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Overly Sarcastic Productions<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 14 Apr 2023<\/p>\n<p>Is. This. Sparta???<\/p>\n<p>SOURCES &#038; Further Reading:<br \/>\n\u2013 &#8220;The Spartans&#8221; from <em>Ancient Greek Civilization<\/em> by Jeremy McInerney<br \/>\n\u2013 &#8220;The Greek Polis &#8211; Sparta&#8221; from <em>The Foundations of Western Civilization<\/em> by Thomas F. X. Noble<br \/>\n\u2013 &#8220;Dark Age and Archaic Greece&#8221; from <em>The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture<\/em> by Robert Garland<br \/>\n\u2013 &#8220;Being a Greek Slave&#8221; from <em>The Other Side of History<\/em> by Robert Garland.<br \/>\n\u2013 <em>The Greeks: A Global History<\/em> by Roderick Beaton<br \/>\n\u2013 <em>The Greeks: An Illustrated History<\/em> by Diane Cline.<br \/>\n\u2013 AskHistorians posts by u\/Iphikrates &#8220;Is the Military Worship of the Spartans Really Justified?&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazE2ZXRDd1VydDBtc0oyZ2RUMU00Vm5tTFlaQXxBQ3Jtc0ttYnVwaDJ0d1YySzBkbnRBWFZOc1VlN19rMkwycVUyTE5JdHJGaDZpUm5rWnpQSXlmd0Y4S0Y5ZFQxNEJBQWpWOVAxSElxd2R2N1RvM1VYUV9JZGh2bzV4VFBzUG9LMWRjWTRNYXJ1aHVmZTJZcXAzQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fcomments%2F6rvusy%2Fcomment%2Fdl8ns8q%2F&#038;v=d8Nqi1aHJRA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorian&#8230;<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2013 &#8220;This. Isn&#8217;t. Sparta.&#8221; by historian Bret Devereaux argues that Sparta was a horrible place to live, had poorly educated citizens, was militarily mediocre, culturally stagnant, and was ruled by elites who were pretty crappy too. Anything inaccurate in that assessment?&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblU0S0ZpTmJnbElUaUZhVkpCd3JsRjZ1bjRtd3xBQ3Jtc0treWdnWXdOVXVwZk9md0V6d29KcnFRNEM4elg1clpTRXN2bWpVYjdGb0lJZ1Z0Y2l1NEhGZElwMjhNVmR5LUpyQjVrQnRsUkx0T0tMU0lQTlA3U2dOdHA1ZURtY1RNc3J4UXk0V3hRbWcxczN4dl8tdw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fcomments%2Fwdqvj2%2Fthis_isnt_sparta_by_historian_bret_devereaux%2F&#038;v=d8Nqi1aHJRA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorian&#8230;<\/a>)<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up.<\/p>\n<p>PATREON: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP<\/a><br \/>\nPODCAST: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGZVdk10UHJENDdCdGMzaVlWV2J2Y1FDRWc5QXxBQ3Jtc0tteGdJR0ljVGp1UFpOQVhlYWJ6RDRicnQ4TWxfaE83SXVZeVV1eGdUZklKZnV0NnZQN2RPM2N1X2lFdENVVXBrQXFCcGJ5RFRvNlVORmg4SzBlVFZUYkNOQnVhVGdNWmRyVmM1d0RhaXgzYmJvY2RRQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Foverlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm%2Fsubscribe&#038;v=d8Nqi1aHJRA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/overlysarcasticpodcast.transi&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nDISCORD: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/osp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/osp<\/a><br \/>\nMERCH LINKS: <a href=\"http:\/\/rdbl.co\/osp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/rdbl.co\/osp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OUR WEBSITE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Reddit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-27-at-09-54-35-History-Summarized-The-Cities-of-Ancient-Sparta-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-27-at-09-54-35-History-Summarized-The-Cities-of-Ancient-Sparta-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-27-at-09-54-35-History-Summarized-The-Cities-of-Ancient-Sparta-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-27-at-09-54-35-History-Summarized-The-Cities-of-Ancient-Sparta-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-27-at-09-54-35-History-Summarized-The-Cities-of-Ancient-Sparta-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-27-at-09-54-35-History-Summarized-The-Cities-of-Ancient-Sparta-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overly Sarcastic Productions Published 14 Apr 2023 Is. 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