PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agoSparta's not that greatlemmy.worldimagemessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoThey had help at the pass too. It was 300 Spartans out of about 7k total forces. Even the last stand had more non Spartans than Spartans.
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoIndeed, I find the sacrifice of the 700 Thespians more impressive.
minus-squareqarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoTryna tell me art-kids fought off Persian Immortals? Come off it, m8
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoWell, technically speaking, neither did the Spartans as the pass was indeed forced by the Persian.
They had help at the pass too. It was 300 Spartans out of about 7k total forces. Even the last stand had more non Spartans than Spartans.
Indeed, I find the sacrifice of the 700 Thespians more impressive.
Tryna tell me art-kids fought off Persian Immortals? Come off it, m8
Well, technically speaking, neither did the Spartans as the pass was indeed forced by the Persian.