Is. This. Sparta??? (Pssst: there's a spring cleaning sale for our PINS! Grab your favorite deity in the original black frame edition or in special gold-plating here: https://crowdmade.com/OSP) SOURCES & Further Reading: “The Spartans” from “Ancient Greek Civilization" by Jeremy McInerney – “The Greek Polis - Sparta” from “The Foundations of Western Civilization” by Thomas F. X. Noble – “Dark Age and Archaic Greece” from “The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture” by Robert Garland, “Being a Greek Slave” from “The Other Side of History” by Robert Garland. "The Greeks: A Global History" by Roderick Beaton, "The Greeks: An Illustrated History" by Diane Cline. AskHistorians posts by u/Iphikrates “Is the Military Worship of the Spartans Really Justified?” (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6rvusy/comment/dl8ns8q/) and “"This. Isn’t. Sparta.” by historian Bret Devereaux argues that Sparta was a horrible place to live, had poorly educated citizens, was militarily mediocre, culturally stagnant, and was ruled by elites who were pretty crappy too. Anything inaccurate in that assessment?”(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/wdqvj2/this_isnt_sparta_by_historian_bret_devereaux/) Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up. PATREON: https://www.Patreon.com/OSP PODCAST: https://overlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm/subscribe DISCORD: https://discord.gg/osp MERCH: https://overlysarcastic.shop/ OUR WEBSITE: https://www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com/ Find us on Twitter https://www.Twitter.com/OSPYouTube Find us on Reddit https://www.Reddit.com/r/OSP/ Want this video in another language? Check out our guide to contributing translated captions: https://www.overlysarcasticproductions.com/community-captions