Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
We're counting down! The top 5 terrible modern myths about ancient SPARTA!
Big shoutout of thanks to Mainely Mandy for her voice work! Check out her channel at youtube.com/c/MainelyMandy
Patreon is here!: patreon.com/zyllas_athenaeum
Or for a one-time donation, feel free to buy me a Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/zyllablack
Follow me on Twitter @Zyllable
And now on Twitch @Zyllable
Zylla's Athenaeum theme by Daniel Raine and Nora Borealis of WholeTone Academy: wholetoneacademy.com
Additional sounds by ZapSplat
0:00 Introduction
3:13 Myth #5- Spartan Government
12:09 Myth #4- Racial Purity
14:50 Myth #3- Disabled Infanticide
17:52 Myth #2- Spartan Women
22:38 Myth #1- Battle Prowess
32:22 AGOGE- cw: CSA
38:54 Myth #1 wrapup
39:42 Conclusion
Links and suchlike:
Bret Devereaux' blog: https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/
Sarah Bond on Eidolon, "This Is Not Sparta": https://eidolon.pub/this-is-not-sparta-392a9ccddf26
Myke Cole's extensive Reddit collection of Ask a Historian about Sparta: reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/iphikrates#wiki_sparta
Spencer McDaniel's blog: talesoftimesforgotten.com/?s=sparta
Pharos Classics: pharos.vassarspaces.net/category/sparta
Bad Ancient on Sparta: badancient.com/search/?q=sparta
Jeremy Swist on Sparta in metal music: classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/jeremy-j-swist/blog-why-heavy-metal-music-obsessed-ancient-sparta
We're counting down! The top 5 terrible modern myths about ancient SPARTA!
Big shoutout of thanks to Mainely Mandy for her voice work! Check out her channel at youtube.com/c/MainelyMandy
Patreon is here!: patreon.com/zyllas_athenaeum
Or for a one-time donation, feel free to buy me a Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/zyllablack
Follow me on Twitter @Zyllable
And now on Twitch @Zyllable
Zylla's Athenaeum theme by Daniel Raine and Nora Borealis of WholeTone Academy: wholetoneacademy.com
Additional sounds by ZapSplat
0:00 Introduction
3:13 Myth #5- Spartan Government
12:09 Myth #4- Racial Purity
14:50 Myth #3- Disabled Infanticide
17:52 Myth #2- Spartan Women
22:38 Myth #1- Battle Prowess
32:22 AGOGE- cw: CSA
38:54 Myth #1 wrapup
39:42 Conclusion
Links and suchlike:
Bret Devereaux' blog: https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/
Sarah Bond on Eidolon, "This Is Not Sparta": https://eidolon.pub/this-is-not-sparta-392a9ccddf26
Myke Cole's extensive Reddit collection of Ask a Historian about Sparta: reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/iphikrates#wiki_sparta
Spencer McDaniel's blog: talesoftimesforgotten.com/?s=sparta
Pharos Classics: pharos.vassarspaces.net/category/sparta
Bad Ancient on Sparta: badancient.com/search/?q=sparta
Jeremy Swist on Sparta in metal music: classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/jeremy-j-swist/blog-why-heavy-metal-music-obsessed-ancient-sparta
