Movies portray Spartans as the ultimate defenders of freedom. What terrifying reality is completely ignored by Hollywood?

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Spartans bathed their newborn babies in wine instead of water to test their constitution, believing that sickly infants would go into convulsions and die from the alcohol exposure.

Spartans bathed their newborn babies in wine instead of water to test their constitution, believing that sickly infants would go into convulsions and die from…

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Spartan warriors were so obsessed with making sure their citizens did not hoard wealth that they used heavy, impractical iron bars as their official currency instead of gold or silver coins.

Spartan warriors were so obsessed with making sure their citizens did not hoard wealth that they used heavy, impractical iron bars as their official currency…

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Spartan warriors engaged in institutionalized bullying of their helot slave population by forcing them to get blackout drunk in public to show young Spartan boys how embarrassing intoxication could be.

Spartan warriors engaged in institutionalized bullying of their helot slave population by forcing them to get blackout drunk in public to show young Spartan…

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Spartan warriors wore bright red cloaks into battle specifically so their enemies could not see them bleed, which sounds incredibly badass until you realize the logistical flaws.

Spartan warriors wore bright red cloaks into battle specifically so their enemies could not see them bleed, which sounds incredibly badass until you realize…

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Why Spartans braided their hair before battle

Toxic masculinity in Ancient Greece came with an incredibly rigorous beauty routine. Spartans were terrifying, bloodthirsty warriors, but they were also…

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Longest running television show is a soap opera

Guiding Light holds the absurd record of churning out episodes for 72 straight years. It started on the radio in 1937 before seamlessly transitioning to…

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Movies portray Spartans as the ultimate defenders of freedom. What terrifying reality is completely ignored by Hollywood?

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Spartans bathed their newborn babies in wine instead of water to test their constitution, believing that sickly infants would go into convulsions and die from the alcohol exposure.

Spartan warriors were so obsessed with making sure their citizens did not hoard wealth that they used heavy, impractical iron bars as their official currency instead of gold or silver coins.

Spartan warriors engaged in institutionalized bullying of their helot slave population by forcing them to get blackout drunk in public to show young Spartan boys how embarrassing intoxication could be.

Spartan warriors wore bright red cloaks into battle specifically so their enemies could not see them bleed, which sounds incredibly badass until you realize the logistical flaws.

Why Spartans braided their hair before battle

Longest running television show is a soap opera

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