how the Spartans lost their aura

The Spartans lost their aura after the battle of Leuctra where they got beat by a bunch of gay dudes.

Spartan become infinitely less cool when you learn that Thermopylae was the only time they did anything interesting

I really like how the Ropemakers (Spartans) were depicted in Soldier of the Mist. Life was utter trash unless you were a noble male or non-slave female. Still, they were one of the few year round professional armies amongst the Hellenics and feared for that

Sparta was a failed experiment since the beginning. There was no aura, they weren't even especially good at fighting. I'd take a theban phalanx any day of the week over some spartans

the spartans lost their aura at luctra, they were like every other state, nabis's proto-communism and Rome's conquests ruined any chance at greatness again, quite sad

Philip should thank the Spartans for pointing out using "if" instead of "when". Real men do, they do not try.

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