Spartan wives famously grew very influential because they'd remarry when their warrior husband died in combat, and they'd keep inheriting land. Generations of Spartan widows put a handful of women in charge of much land, and by extension, of politics.
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Very tolerant expansionist state.
That's a good one Hollywood, what else you got.
I read women in Sparta could own property. Wasn't a popular idea at the time, so they at least got that right.
Spartan wives famously grew very influential because they'd remarry when their warrior husband died in combat, and they'd keep inheriting land. Generations of Spartan widows put a handful of women in charge of much land, and by extension, of politics.
300 really skewed the public perception of these guys
The giant monsterman with lobster claws who cuts off Spartan heads was actually a super chill dude from what I understand
Too many people get their history from movies.
You'd think the mystical creatures and literal magical powers would clue people in that it's not real history....
Hollywood had a lot of influence back in 450 BCE.
Ok but where was I more likely to get railed by a muscle daddy
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Sparta kinda sounds like North Korea tbh.
Shouldn't have lost then persiacel