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Feel free to add common myths about the East that you'd like cleared up. Or how you've already cleared it up. It might help me or another reader.

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[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The reason Sparta could only send 300 was because they needed to keep most of their army in Sparta to keep the helots, their slaves, from rebelling.

[–] Calmrade@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago

It's almost like slavery is inherently unsustainable.

[–] Sinisterium@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They also had a shrinking class of Spartiates, because spartan citizens had to pay for their own training & equipment.