What Life Was Really Like for the Average Spartan

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Published 2019-11-17

Sparta had one of the most respected and fiercest fighting forces of their era. Daily life in ancient Sparta supported the military machine to the point where all other aspects of life revolved around it. From the time a Spartan was born to their death, they served the state and its armed forces. Spartans had to be perfect, both in society and on the battlefield. Their civilization worked as a military unit, preparing both men and women to be their best for whatever challenges they faced.

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All Comments (21)

@WeirdHistory 4 years ago

What historical group of warriors or soldiers do you think are the toughest?
@jefferysampsonite80 4 years ago

Imagine training your entire life just to die 5 minutes into your first battle.
@northernbright7602 4 years ago

I’m sure Spartans would think us modernized people were utterly fat and useless! 🤣
@galatian5 4 years ago

Viking: I am so badass Spartan: You must be new here.
@huntress1013 3 years ago

So, strangely enough, Sparta was one of the few societies in the history of the Western world where you actually hit the jackpot if you were a girl and not a boy. You got a husband who looked like a superhero and you actually had several freedoms that no other women were allowed in centuries.
@isabelleoh-criner6697 4 years ago

Imagine a society of gym bros That’s what I’m picturing
@elijahterry5832 4 years ago

Spartan: "Lets take a look at this baby" Baby: Faintest Defect Spartan: i diagnose you with dead
@rafaelalodio5116 3 years ago

Fun fact is that they didn't called their sons by their names, they called them just BOI
@mojojim6458 3 years ago

"Heavy drinking was for slaves only." And it still is.
@rogerhinman5427 4 years ago

"Would you be able to live the life of a Spartan?" Somehow I don't think you'd have any choice.
@user-pp9df6ml6i 4 years ago

“If they were caught for a crime they were severely punished, not for stealing. But for not being smart enough to get away with it.” Good way for psychopaths to thrive
@nugget2366 3 years ago

spartans when their children didn't seem to be able to fight a full grown lion a few hours after birth: yeetus deletus this braindead fetus
@M1istaken 3 years ago

Me who’s sitting in my bed eating Cheetos at 1 in the morning while my Greek ancestors who have killed hundreds of enemy soldiers: pathetic
@MrKyle333 4 years ago

“Do you think you could live the life of a Spartan?” Looks down at stomach “No. No I could not”
@TJWins225 4 years ago

Can you do a day in the life of the average mongols
@barnyfraggles 3 years ago

Something I've always wondered: how did Sparta become so brutally obsessed with creating the best warriors that distinguished them from other city states? Was there a defining event that made them like this?
@datosuta1695 3 years ago

baby: coughs slightly Spartan: so you have chosen death
@andymason2457 4 years ago

Baby : shows signs of weakness... Father : Press X to throw...
@Caine61 4 years ago

Baby: Sneezes once Spartan: YEET
@LuisDaKing884 3 years ago

These guys are way tougher than any modern soldiers we have today