What Life Was Really Like for the Average Spartan

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.
#Sparta #AncientGreece #WeirdHistory

[@WeirdHistory]

What historical group of warriors or soldiers do you think are the toughest?

[@camrendavis6650]

Do the Chinese "Jinyiwei" imperial guard *please.* They're my favorite warriors and I want to know more about them

[@goodtitle686]

Skandinavian Berserkers. I think?

[@ElvenGodFromHell]

Canadian Geese. Still around and undefeated, they can take down airplanes.

[@alb0infern047]

Dardanian(Trojan)..

[@rusteshackleferd8115]

If I was born in ancient Sparta I might be able to servive if I was somehow transported to ancient Sparta as I I'm now I'd die within a week. 😲😲😱☠️☠️☠️

[@elijahterry5832]

Spartan: "Lets take a look at this baby" Baby: Faintest Defect Spartan: *i diagnose you with dead*

[@aaronchappelow8872]

I laughed at this way harder than i should have🤣

[@persistentlydriven9390]

Commander Bly 🗣🗣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lewsaboy1645]

😂😂😂😂

[@McMerlin11]

Commander Bly This made me laugh so hard 😂😂😂

[@grodriguez512]

Plan B

[@northernbright7602]

I’m sure Spartans would think us modernized people were utterly fat and useless! 🤣

[@yavuz9038]

Well even just one of that "fat useless people" can kill all the village of spartan.

[@nonoun9619]

Yavuz selim Abasıyanık not on the same playing field

[@mattcunningham9235]

@Ali Ay yeah theyd be so disappointed that they would go back to their barracks and start having rough sex with each other like they did aggressively as well as pedophilia

[@alexios3180]

Yavuz selim Abasıyanık JAJAJA, good joke.

[@williamfunes2740]

@@alexios3180 I believe Yavus was referring to the power of modern technology. For example, with one AR-15 and plenty of ammo, you technically could wipe out a whole Spartan village.

[@jefferysampsonite80]

Imagine training your entire life just to die 5 minutes into your first battle.

[@ahmedsudaisbatua-an435]

Thats the warrior spirit you had embed firmly into

[@dukesupreal]

Most of them didn’t die in battle

[@georgefilaretou7202]

They were too trained to die they took war easier that training

[@Wulfryk]

well i guess thats the benefit of dying.

[@aporo1173]

It's called a beautiful death.

[@galatian5]

Viking: I am so badass Spartan: You must be new here.

[@diansmit1885]

Nah vikings id say are actually even worse than spartans

[@ThinkAbstract]

Dian Smit no they aren’t, spartans were specifically trained for combat from the day they were born, hand selected. Vikings were just farmers that massacred english priests n a low level society

[@diansmit1885]

@Jimmy Crackcorn Yeah Id like to see you say that to one face plus they nearly conquered entire england and so.e of the most famous people from that time were vikings such as Ragnar

[@carlisleblack5055]

@@ThinkAbstract so you say that bunch of farmers conquered most of the England. Ain't that worse?

[@bingchillingsimp5811]

@@ThinkAbstract have u heard of 1 Viking holding off an entire army?

[@rogerhinman5427]

"Would you be able to live the life of a Spartan?" Somehow I don't think you'd have any choice.

[@bugeye8749]

Exactly haha

[@mr.q337]

@Alexandra Desirae Then get ready to get beat even more for crying XD

[@nahor88]

I bet there were deserters that fled to Athens... probably the ones that Spartan society considered "weak" and chose to torment.

[@shanz4126]

I Wonder if they considered heart in a fighter? I get knocked down but I get up again, you never gonna keep me down?

[@producedbysin6508]

I believe if Spartans knew the art of not only empowering the physical aspect of a man but the mental aspect not in terms of torment but in terms of appreciation, they could have endured more training due to their conscious wanting to do it for a possitive reason instead of being forced to do it, because they still loved their families so they clearly had emotions, that's the conscious you have to empower to become out of body like a plant for example and work for a purpose.

[@isabelleoh-criner6697]

Imagine a society of gym bros That’s what I’m picturing

[@fredymendez3864]

Lol haha omg I cant unsee it now lol

[@adrianmagria9868]

Lol bro they we re not have big muscle like you see in the movies, they we re athletic bodyes because the lack of food

[@samueltong8061]

Most gym bros have muscles that's it, no functionality whatsoever.

[@K4R3N]

Exactly, so boring

[@BoopSnoot]

@@adrianmagria9868 That was the kids. That means they likely weren't very tall, but once they were adults they would have been on the top rungs of their society, and thus would have access to the best food sources and proteins of their culture. I would expect a lot of them to be 5'8" but jacked.

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Fun fact is that they didn't called their sons by their names, they called them just BOI

[@teek745]

God of war 👀

[@KristinkaAranova]

BOIIIII

[@InfidelProductionz]

Bank of Ireland?

[@kevinboueri1051]

Fckkk yeahh, call them little shits atreus too

[@casedistorted]

What my dad called me through growing up. It was because of the Simpsons tho during their hayday, he was Homer

[@huntress1013]

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.

[@romella_karmey]

I'd like to be a female in Sparta and just give men a happy night.

[@1Skorpia]

I would fit in.

[@landlockedcroat1554]

why strange

[@sly-fi6502]

​@@antonisnikolaros8185 I love how everyone is saying Spartans were a hellenic and savage society when they were one of the few that treated their women better than any other society did for centuries. Let's all just ignore that fact because the men were treated like the cattle for once, welcome to how life was for women in every other civilization.

[@nikolatesla1296]

I'm pretty sure this was NOT the western world. Lol. What?

[@user-pp9df6ml6i]

“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

[@michelefernandez2240]

that's the insane mentality of war...

[@robertcarroll2819]

They were the only thriving nation that did not require walls, insane right? The entire Greek world feared them, Athens sent a letter to them. "If you dont fall under our democracy we will make your woman and children slaves." It was to be a threat, to scare the Spartans. The Spartans sent one word back. "If." Which terrified the Athenians as accounting parties went missing shortly after, Sparta began to move across their own border to kill accounting parties, which mostly consisted of their finest warriors. Spartan hoplites. They usually used spears and heavy shields, bronze armor in combat and would only use swords as a last resort or if they threw their spears.

[@cuteflygon]

Robert Carroll it wasn’t Athens, it was another Greek city

[@MrJJacks7]

@@cuteflygon It was King Phillip, Alexander the Greats father

[@johneden2033]

@@robertcarroll2819 Yeah that's cool and all, but Athens and Sparta frequently waged war on one another, and Sparta never had a significant advantage over Athens. So one really has to question the value of Sparta's brutal, sadistic social structure.

[@MrKyle333]

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

[@dudanunesbleff]

You wouldn't have a choice if you were born there, would you?

[@kaayb3243]

Maria Nunes well no shit Sherlock

[@danielleeverhart2842]

Lol!😀

[@cjames3029]

@@kaayb3243 Irish sarcasm 🙄

[@Draculas-knight]

In Athens on the other hand you would be a ok

[@nugget2366]

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

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

I'm writing that down

[@colemcgrath1718com]

I wish I could save comments lmao🤣🤣

[@notnero5280]

It’s not a fetus anymore if it’s been born you sausage

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

@@notnero5280 here we have a pathetic child who just learnt his bio yesterday

[@nugget2366]

@@notnero5280 such insult

[@M1istaken]

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

[@the_rover1]

yeet that fatty cheeto a$$ off the mountains!

[@trevordux9373]

I’m dead fucking ass

[@andymason2457]

Baby : shows signs of weakness... Father : Press X to throw...

[@rangulfgimfang8322]

presses X..... YEET

[@johnbenedictpaculan9517]

Achievement Achieved: Baby Yeeter

[@charliegarrison9688]

-50 gamerscore

[@daynight3328]

poor kid he did nothing wrong

[@daynight3328]

press "F" to pay respect

[@b1rdmanjr1000]

Little baby: *coughs slightly* Spartan: YoU wANt dEaD BoY?

[@3rdassassin50]

Boi

[@BoopSnoot]

This is exaggerated. Babies were put to death for major defects, not minor ones. Having a child was dangerous and expensive, so you didn't throw it away unless it would become a burden to the state. If you had down syndrome, spina bifida, or were black or something, then they'd throw you away. Otherwise it was all good.

[@b1rdmanjr1000]

DumbDuck44 It’s a joke dumb fuck, welcome to earth.

[@cjames3029]

Hahahahahahaha

[@cjames3029]

@@BoopSnoot people were still ignorant and Savage as fuck back then. My great grandma was born in a dirt floor for God sake as a Danish immigrant first born and lived next to the neZ perce

[@mojojim6458]

"Heavy drinking was for slaves only." And it still is.

[@InfidelProductionz]

You can consume alcohol and not be a slave. A slave is someone who is bound to another person. Who owns them like property.

[@LeafyPeach]

Lol the slaves of drinking are appearing

[@LeafyPeach]

@bruceownsu so you're a heavy drinker?Stop it, think of the people around you,my father is a drunkard and it fucking sucks to be around drunkards.

[@LeafyPeach]

@@InfidelProductionzhe said "heavy drinking", when you are addicted to alcohol and drink so much that you get drunk you're a slave to the addiction.

[@ocbee6175]

Mojo Jim look at mr. cool and edgy over here calling people slaves to the system ooooh we’re so proud of you

[@barnyfraggles]

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?

[@luiznunes3612]

Tô survive in that time you had not to be strong, but the strongest. They knew it, and that is why they didn’t get invaded by any enemy.

[@rfcniven3564]

they were already pretty good warriors but when they expanded they wanted to keep hold of the lands they took so instead of fighting over who should have this and that they united every man like a brother who he would fight to the death for and they decided to become one fighting unit one fighting country one fighting brotherhood all connected so nobody could ever take from them

[@lazydesmond8240]

Actually, yes. The Spartans were descendants from invaders from Crete. They saw themselves as occupiers of a foreign land rather than its inhabitants. Read Herodotus's account in his book.

[@zackeryferguson7852]

They were real men

[@kash7768]

The exact reason that made Sparta a military state was the Helot uprise. Which was there slave class. The helots outnumbered the Spartans around 3 to 1 so every Spartan needed to be a possible combatant

[@TJWins225]

Can you do a day in the life of the average mongols

[@TakiMomoify]

Yeah, that would be so cool!!

[@bugeye8749]

I second this. Hate all u violent men but I want to learn

[@Kilooma]

Bug Eye chill wamen

[@ghazalsuna9861]

@@BlackLotusVisualArchive you deny the violence isn't part of there nature at all??!!

[@sanarroyos5501]

@@ghazalsuna9861 Yess for sure.. Mongolian are Humble people as another Asian as well.. in past time All Culture are warlike, no matter which country

[@TheCaptain008]

Lmao. I would have been an abandoned baby so quick.

[@bugeye8749]

TheCaptain008 lmao I thought so too but my mum said I rarely cried

[@joeyfisher3838]

I would have been discarded I was a premie

[@Redfoot138]

As an infant, I had pyloric stenosis which means that I couldn't eat without projectile vomiting. It's safe to say that I might have lasted 45 days, tops, in Sparta.

[@TheCaptain008]

@@Redfoot138 Neat. I had an extra digit on both my feet (a sixth toe). Removed at yesr one; it required constant surgery on both feet for 16 years to make sure they grew normal and functional. '28 years old now, I've ran, skated, rock climbed, and currently work in a warehouse. Sometimes however I think back and would wish they did me away in Spartan style. 16 years is more than half my life in crutches and a cast. Lots of stress could've been alleviated before I was even capable of acknowledged pain, humility, happiness, sadness. All the best and more so worse things could have never been felt. I still struggle wondering if I should have existed at all.

[@Redfoot138]

@@TheCaptain008 Thanks for sharing. I never had your type of persistent struggle or any type of chronic illness. Pyloric stenosis is easily treatable once identified so that's not such a big deal in modern times. Apparently, I also had pneumonia three times by the time I was six. So I definitely wouldn't have made the cut in Sparta. As far as your last sentence, I was diagnosed with clinical depression when I was 16 so there have definitely been times in my life where I've had that same exact thought. My only real response is that we both exist now, so let's keep plugging!

[@datosuta1695]

baby: coughs slightly Spartan: so you have chosen death

[@alisterfolson]

"To make an omelet, you've gotta break some eggs." *TO BE THE BEST OF THE BEST, THERE'S ALWAYS A CATCH*

[@pianohelper8873]

"A soul for a soul."

[@miguelsantizo6462]

"A small price to pay for salvation."

[@Nene_760]

Bathed in wine? Sounds pretty fancy

[@alarcon99]

all fun and games until it gets into your pee hole.

[@yer6116]

@@alarcon99 wtf😭😭

[@mr.q337]

Ancient wine don't have nearly as high alcohol percent as modern wine, but still lol

[@treborironwolfe978]

Pot roast is also delicious when soaked in wine before cooking.

[@nahor88]

*denounces getting drunk* *bathes their babies in wine* ....>_>

[@ErinShellyMason]

I mean, gotta say they definitely earned their badassery.

[@sniper-kt1ko]

Erin Mason your a woman shut up you degenerate

[@phil352]

FBI lol wtf?

[@sniper-kt1ko]

Phil Swift degenerates like her belong on a cross

[@stephenfarrelly1602]

100% badass

[@ErinShellyMason]

FBI and you’re an idiot who also uses “your” wrong

[@LuisDaKing884]

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

[@Derly24]

The weapons have changed, not the men.

[@randyfemrite7525]

They didn't smoke or eat junk food.

[@philingrouille7198]

It's interesting that only soldiers who died in battle and women who died in childbirth could legally get a funeral in Sparta, since they both died for their country. Definitely a good way to keep the citizens focused on the Spartan way of life.

[@devoncripsy711]

So basically the Spartans were real life Saiyans.

[@Pirategod23]

Ikr

[@mrmisterman999]

Gayans

[@missmoanypants]

lmao I never thought of it like that!

[@marshmellowmoon7990]

*I don't want to say your right* *But I can't say your wrong.*

[@lucmikaelson4428]

i think the saiyans are the fictional spartans :b

[@Caine61]

Baby: *Sneezes once* Spartan: YEET

[@misshebabe16x]

Fish your comment is under appreciated 😂

[@NoseCandyKermit]

@@misshebabe16x it's because hes a fish!! FISH LIVES MATTER!!

[@the_rover1]

I officially declare that a golden comment! 😂

[@justinwatson6932]

This gave me a chuckle

[@banmanashah]

😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

I think they had a training session where they yelled THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! All day long To get their vigor up you know

[@ravindrasinghr69]

They probably threw many prodigy children because of their physic and illness..... who knows those children could led them to invent some extraordinary things which can be helpful for those warriors...

[@willhyde5026]

Sparta was not the place for them culturally. Yes, it was wasted potential, but in diversifying their culture the Spartans would have created factions in time and a divided state was a state ready to fall. Sparta's strength was in their military unity and obedience

[@raiderzladz4358]

They only wanted strong men

[@sol___invictus]

@humanity is a joke to our ancestors Engineering and medical science is necessary for war.

[@racatiwood]

sounds like your best bet was to be born a boy in Athens or a girl in Sparta

[@SofiaBerruxSubs]

pretty much

[@ninjaked1265]

But as a girl you’d be forced to abandon your “defected” baby and that might cause a lot of psychological problems in the long run

[@cjames3029]

No in Athens if you were boy your gonna be molested or raped. They were known boy lovers

[@James_008]

There were more than two Greek city states. As each city state acted as an independent country. A person's life in ancient Macedon, Epirus, Thessaly, Crete, Ephesus, Syracuse ect. Would have been very different than that of someone in Sparta and Athens.

[@josgretf2800]

@@cjames3029 Spartans also raped their youths. Leonidas was raped by his commander and he probably did the same to the boys he trained.

[@tombombadilofficial]

False! Spartan boys when they reached 7 were forced to play Raid: Shadow Legends.

[@bobplanderlinde329]

God what a nightmare

[@daynight3328]

and they were punished to death if they played fortnight

[@connorkimbral3034]

@@daynight3328 Now that's a reality I could live

[@anthonyzivalich4962]

@@connorkimbral3034 Yeah I’m down with that

[@JoeVington]

@@daynight3328 *fortnite

[@pelopidasalexis6943]

"Η ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ" "Return Holding your Shield (victorious), or Dead On it". Spartan Mothers said that to their sons when departing for battle.

[@Kingfroggle]

Spartan warriors were on average 5 foot 10, and were actually quite skinny compared to todays protein milkshake gym people. A big part of their training was in going without food and being able to withstand hunger. Their diet was mostly the equivalent of wheatbix.

[@marcanthony7020]

Even walking around American Revolutionary buildings and ships, you can tell the average height for people must have been shorter for that era. I imagine an average height of 5’ 10” for ancient greece had to be considered tall.

[@thesweetgraspofdeath5815]

A childhood that consisted of emotional neglect, body shaming, and demeaning attitudes towards fearful reactions? Damn, I didn't realize I had so much in common with the Spartans.

[@bardforhiree8454]

but have you turned that into a strength or allowed it to make you weak?

[@bardforhiree8454]

@@adammoore7059 it did but i just showered

[@bardforhiree8454]

@passive menis thank you Dr. MassivePenis

[@dineshsivakumar6294]

@passive menis it apparently worked for an entire race Soo....

[@DefecTec]

The Sweet Grasp Of Death body shaming is good, it encouraged me to get in shape, I feel great now

[@Corristo89]

Concerning the Helots: The Spartans were so terrified of a slave revolt that they almost never sent all their troops into battle. Some were always kept in Sparta to crush any sign of revolt, since the Helots outnumbered the Spartans several times.

[@Sanderson890]

that's interesting, I knew that they have always left some soldiers at sparta, but I never knew this was the reason, thanks for explaining. :)

[@MandalorV7]

Basically the Spartans were fascist long before that term was invented.

[@haydong5182]

@@MandalorV7 Do you know what fascism means boy? Not trying to defend their political system, but pretty sure fascist governments don't have elected officials, or freely distribute land, or have any socially progressive policies for that matter.

[@Caine61]

@@MandalorV7 Right, because quelling a rebellion of a bunch of dangerous, uneducated drunks is considered fascism.

[@manchesterunitedno7]

@@Caine61 They were slaves, treated like animals by Spartans. It's their nature to rebel.

[@clintjones9848]

Spartan life probably didn't include doing anabolic steroids.

[@KilluminatiPlusUltra]

I remember a great Spartan once said "Don't be sorry boy, be better"

[@theuniverse1158]

GOD OF WAR

[@JWALL_]

Dude I eat like 6 times a day and I’m still skinny I can’t imagine how frail I would be if raised as a spartan

[@johndowe7003]

youd probably be slim but muscular

[@user-ue6yc9kr8i]

Fresh milk and tsoureki bread in the morning pork steak (huge) and fries with salt and oregano along with choriatiki (Greek salad with feta cheese on top ) in the midday) Greek yoghurt with honey and walnuts (BIG portion) in the afternoon and fruit salad with apples pears tangerine sprinkled with sun seed and orange juice for dinner. You will get at least 3 kilos in a week with moderate work out too.

[@graceworthington4950]

Lol, must be nice

[@cratoss.4772]

Wtf do you eat?Saw dust?

[@daviscrerar15]

Track your calories, you could be eating frequently but not caloric dense foods. Find what your tdee is and track your cals for a week. Go 500 cals over your tdee. You'll gain weight.

[@dababybaby1647]

Me: to lazy to get remote Me: downloads remote on phone Spartan ancestor- Shame

[@AnkitYadav-td6mg]

😂😆

[@daynight3328]

yeah sometimes we get lazy af

[@justaguywholikeshentai2182]

This isn't funny?

[@OTBlockEntertainment]

Javelin JAVELIN

[@castilloblackburn4091]

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

[@emersonedwardsiii9006]

this helped me with my school work. thank you!

[@btetschner]

A+ video! What a lifestyle that would be! Awesome video!

[@THECOMMUNISTCHANNEL]

Spartans: work work work Germans: *Write that down,write that down*

[@damianwarner2962]

lmao XD

[@852internationalconnect]

Accurate

[@todoldtrafford]

Greece today: doesn’t work, doesn’t work, doesn’t work

[@mrh4900]

@@todoldtrafford, Greeks actually work the most hours on average in the entire world.

[@todoldtrafford]

@@mrh4900 if sleeping during the day is work then you’re absolutely right 🤣

[@joyboy_3165]

I see now why Kratos was always angry

[@jSause19]

This what parents act like they grew up doing 🤦🏽‍♀️🤣

[@thescott4340]

Lol

[@spaceghost8886]

And one day we will all do the same thing 😂😂

[@bloodsweatandbeers9670]

Conditioned right from birth. Pretty impressive they understood the psychological part of war back then. Crazy stuff. I love this channel. I'm addicted now

[@patrickdormeus8453]

Imagine if they lived long enough to meet up with the Vikings 😨😰 Europe:🔥🔥🔥

[@user-on2if8wr8p]

They would probably meet and attack Athens.

[@python9657]

vikings would get rekt

[@andykush76]

Both were brothers Soo they would become Allies and conquer the world.....nice try

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@andykush76 Not even close. Just because they live warrior lives, doesn't mean they love every warrior out there. Only towards there own people.

[@andykush76]

@@Gadget-Walkmen how do you know that ?where you there? Nice try

[@trentarnold7226]

Could you do the real life "assassins"? Either that, or the Madjay of ancient Egypt?

[@goodtitle686]

You mean Hashashins and Sicarios?

[@trentarnold7226]

@@goodtitle686 yea, I think the sicarii would be more interesting

[@goodtitle686]

@@trentarnold7226 That would be very cool video!

[@DevinaHart]

Trent Arnold I would love to see that!!! The Assassin's Creed franchise is my type of game! 😂

[@boygenius538_8]

Asaasiyun

[@eliasjanssens1247]

ey mad props. really good video, beautiful visuals and animations!! you guys really deserve 2mln subs.

[@nabztraveldiaries511]

Geez... I just feel so bad for all the boys who had to go through this. This is madness!

[@c.g.bowyer4286]

No this is Sparta!

[@bazellezb5559]

Madness?? THIS IS SPARTA!

[@pianohelper8873]

This is Sparta!

[@coxmosia1]

I am Sparta!

[@bayleaf7588]

No, this is Patrick!

[@Rob0Penguin]

Sparta's greatest aspect? A good PR department.

[@Arkarkyawwin]

This is true. Sparta were feared and romanticized much later on by historian. Actual records indicated that they were no better solider than rest of the ancient Greece's soldiers. It was great PR; nonetheless, just PR.

[@amateruss]

They were even subdued by the Macedonian army without the presence of Alexander when they tried to plot a coup against their own. What a bunch of pussies. They should have just joined Alexander in his conquests.

[@Apple_Teck]

Haha! Fool haters.

[@Arkarkyawwin]

@Matt Lombardo Herodotus' record is what I meant by romanticized by historian. I am not disputing his record. But that is his record. It is similar to a reporter reviewing North Korea from regimen's point of view. He wrote what he saw. It doesn't mean it's 100% truth or Sparta's society was constantly the way Herodotus wrote. It peaked and fell like a sine curve. The fact was that they had lost to Athens at Battle of Sphacteria and to Boeotians at Battle of Leuctra proved that they didn't fare significantly better than other armies in Greece soldiers. That's proven fact from multiple sources that they were defected. Their abilities on average was better but not significantly better. It was a myth that they were invisible. Romanticized later on by later historians.

[@TakeshixStudios]

Naaaah, Spartans were bad ass. Some army tried to threaten them and Sparta was like "if". Them dudes backed off

[@zerogaming566]

And this is why they are still remembered as one of the worlds toughest warriors ever created

[@InfiniteMind9]

They have Retold History to hide real shit. What they wont tell u is They were based off a Gay principal they would Have sex with eachother nights of the battle. Look this shit up dont just believe me.. Roman/(The greek word Romance) the greeks believe there was no greater love than that between 2 men. Yall gotta do ur own research no just believe this bs they just tell u. Just like with black ppl... History starts as them slaves.. But they never tell u the life before slavery black ppl ruled Egypt it was a world know Empire. They have started history in reverse to their likeing. 💯

[@TheBb6prelude]

Evil Timez CD that’s pretty gay

[@toasterowens8916]

@@InfiniteMind9 dude the fuck are you on about

[@aaa-yr2ok]

who are the toughest?

[@agier242]

@@InfiniteMind9 im studying ancient greek and i can say this is true to an extent, they saw women as a reproductory object and saw men as just pleasure there was no seperation between gay men and straight men they all were the same

[@Dwbolan77]

What the Spartans were able to do in battle though was amazing. This should be a follow up video

[@dimitritemples4437]

As a Greek man, I'm proud of my ancestors.

[@AimForMyHead81]

You should be!

[@firesideshats]

Well they wouldn't be proud of how you lot fcked your country by not paying taxes and just being lazy.

[@tonyjmurillo96]

Sir, this is a Wendy's

[@magiclegume]

“The Athenians, those boy lovers”

[@Grason20]

​@@tonyjmurillo96where's the beef?

[@nilshendrikeckert8761]

You could do one about ancient sumerians, that would be nice

[@knifemaker2472]

Yes sumerians

[@Patchouliprince]

Damn, Sparta went hard

[@michelefernandez2240]

Don't ya mean good God, Sparta!

[@TheRealChrist210]

This video taught me that you can basically train your body to do anything and to withstand anything

[@yifeiren8004]

me born in Sparta. Me: oh shit, please throw me in the valley. I will re-login. Thanks.

[@ballislife9834]

surely one of those babies that got abandoned could have been the greatest spartan ever.

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

One of those underdog stories everyone likes.

[@Hothiboi]

Sounds like a movie for Michael Bay

[@bigbeartanner]

Just the thought of getting rid of a baby because it’s small is ridiculous it could grow into the strongest

[@laura4806]

they must have never heard of isekai revenge heroes

[@derekdalton7006]

Leonidis survived the wilderness, and raised himself to be the greatest Spartan warrior! Now you know the rest of the story!

[@sethortiger]

What was life like for the average person and slaves in ancient Egypt, those who weren't among the nobility or religious service?

[@ghazalsuna9861]

Simply a hardworking Slave (wholl be wiped by his master if he stops) or warrior if needed be.

[@Kabanaris]

This is why he is not doing this things to his own kid and got out of sparta 😂

[@MsCeCe-mn7mz]

I love these videos. history has never been so interesting to me. wish they did this in school, i would have gotten better grades.

[@alypixar4690]

Great video

[@anarchistgalaxy1857]

What life was really like for the average Athens, next! :D

[@sethedward]

Luka Harvima-Athenian

[@landlockedcroat1554]

comfortable

[@JeffersonSteelflexx]

What was life like in legendary boy band Big Time Rush

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

lol or One direction or Hannah Montana.

[@morganfreeman1104]

Make it count play it straight

[@seachelle2316]

Don't look back don't hesitate

[@saucyquis6953]

When you go Big Time

[@Tjlewis214]

THIS IS BBBBBIIIIIGGGGGTTTTTIIIIMMMMEEEEE!!!!!

[@wolfe8421]

Very fascinating!

[@Zeeshanhayderr]

So no one's gonna talk about helos? "You were allowed to kill a helo whenever you want."

[@willhyde5026]

Spartans did not talk about the Helots unless they were rebelling basically

[@AlienSensei]

Me reading Naruto: Children trained to be assassins since they were six or seven? I call bullshit. Meanwhile, once upon a time in Sparta:

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

Crazy to think that was reality.

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

@humanity is a joke to our ancestors No lol they should be trained according to their intellect

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

@humanity is a joke to our ancestors Agree. Some Prussian discipline is needed to bring the modern western generations back to the track

[@goodtitle686]

You should do a video about Ancient Greek "Maenads". They were these absolutely crazy women who killed humans and animals in weird rituals. No one has done a proper video about them and it would be pretty interesting :D

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

What about Africa empires who dominated world trade and had the richest man in history or we can go into Japan more.

[@BonzerMrT]

MR. KING OF PHENOMENAL the African kingdom would be nice

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

@@BonzerMrT Or the Crusades

[@JNArnold]

@@mr.kingofphenomenal4629 Lots of really interesting and underappreciated history to know. I definitely would love to see more.

[@grenzer45]

MR. KING OF PHENOMENAL because there are no such empires.

[@winstonromeo7405]

awesome video, it helped a lot with my homework assignment

[@Swrc11]

sounds alot like Sith order in star wars, like "you were beaten for getting caught, not for leaving your post."

[@themoshpit8341]

Are kidding this is the fucking Jedi order training children since birth to feel nothing so they can be Jedi masters like lmao same concept the Jedi were crazy

[@CeltKnight]

I'd love to see something in Weird History about the Ancient Irish.

[@SofiaBerruxSubs]

me too!

[@syloz67]

Unfortunately theres not much known of the Irish or people on the British Isles besides heavily biased Roman accounts until the Dark Ages.

[@mr.sherman7695]

This explains a lot about Kratos.

[@tebellomafelesi2477]

it would really nice if you guys did a historical look at Basotho and the Mountain kingdom...but I love these videos.

[@abdussamiulbasir8291]

Living in Sparta to me is no less than hell.

[@lilpp4791]

Because you a pussy

[@mr.hightemplar2570]

Ngl it would be cool to personally say "This is Sparta"

[@spaceghost8886]

To me it sounds heavenly, as someone who searched for a purpose for most of my life I can think of no greater situation than being born into a society that assigns you purpose from the day you are born. Of course, I also understand that it’s not for everyone, just speaking from personal experience.

[@hall3a]

watching this in bed covered in potato chip crumbs

[@-jurga-]

This is why your generation is the last on this earth...😂

[@TheGameRazorOffical]

I think it’d actually be funny if we went back now. Knowing all the different techniques to fighting in hand to hand would be very interesting and advantageous against a spartan as they had their own set style of fighting

[@dmitrizverev3142]

I think the Spartans were truly the most elite and toughest warriors in history. They were literally bred for war and that was their sole purpose in life. They welcomed pain and death like no other.

[@Fat-Queen1]

They were real men! musclemen! They went to war in leather thongs.. We need Spartan regime back for men!

[@rice.jpg2]

My question is how did the underfeeding affect their growth especially during puberty don’t you need proper nutrition to grow properly?

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

Pay attention to the fuckin video, dumbass.

[@andreeab2948]

From what I understood from the video itt wasnt that the were litteraly steaving the Boys. They just didnt give them enough food to feel full. They gave just enough to do what they have to do în a day. Plus the body gests used to it

[@Sosgyotis]

They were given just enough so they could get what they needed to done. The ridiculous work out regiment probably undid anything that not eating enough did to their body. Plus I also think it would be helpful if they didn’t need as much food is their cities were to be sieges or if they were on the warpath

[@LiquorMaster]

Testosterone levels were through the roof back in those days and they probably consumed a lot of olive oil which is calorie dense.

[@tristan9648]

They probably had to much testosterone to be affected 😂

[@ramm3905]

Im sure if they would see my face when i was born, they would probably YEET me of the cliff like frisbee.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting and informative. A rough lifestyle not for the faint of heart.

[@motivationforyou8038]

I like it ty man

[@s.papadatos6711]

Spartans were famous for how little they would speak in a conversation...their whole goal in life was to serve the army and big conversations were not part of it. In fact, this trait was so unique to Spartans, that today....even after ~2,500 years we say : "Μιλάς Λακωνικά" ...You speak as a Lakonian (meaning a Spartan), to emphasize how dense and short someone speaks.

[@user-pp9df6ml6i]

1:47 “When they cried or complained, their caretakers ignored them” That’s not going to lead to a secure attachment style

[@michelefernandez2240]

Exactly...bred for death.

[@gigicolada]

Yeah. Sparta was one big puppy mill :(

[@willhyde5026]

@@michelefernandez2240 Not bred for death... for war.

[@dbboss8455]

You did good on all the rome and Vikings one

[@coreyfarrow6465]

Good video

[@jessicatang5162]

I'd love to learn the psychological effects of this

[@sutart6705]

LMAO

[@angelic_stargaze]

I was thinking the same thing. I guess killing people was a way to let go off some steam after years of dehumanization

[@NPClownumber81googolplex]

"HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!"

[@adalgisounoqualunque9033]

You have to remember that these were savage times. Every one would b considered an animal by today’s standards. We are lucky.

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

Not as unhealthy as it sounds like probably. I won't jump to conclusions without further scrutiny.

[@aravind4391]

Nature: I will do the job of selecting the fittest to survive. Sparta: Hold my wine bathtub..

[@TheTimbs_]

Spartan baby: *can’t lift 70 men alone* Spartans: You are about to destroy item(child) Yes Yes

[@matthewvolb94]

I like this video was highly educational

[@MatthewOlalde]

Imagine these dudes in the UFC

[@stantorren4400]

Oh crap

[@anthonywavy5637]

MO - Gamer they get they ass whooped

[@ethanking4954]

UFC fighters have better food and training and would most likely be physically stronger.

[@mythmims7703]

@@ethanking4954 yes but dont forget that spartans didnt fight with rules they were fighting really dirty if you know what i mean they would make anything to the enemie that they were fighting without mercy.

[@user-yh8yp5lq3m]

@@ethanking4954 Wait what? The shield had weight almosts 7 Kg , if you add the rest of the gear , total 15 kg on them , imagine fighting and swinging for hours with that gear, you realy think any UFC fighter can do that today?? Not only that, but the diference in mental toughness is miles away. Top tier fighers only get higher up their mental toughness through phycologists and meditation , the Spartats were learning that from 7 years old . Dont compare , the years were df back than , people could do a marathon after a big fight with no food for days. Especially the Spartans .

[@shanette247]

Hey Weird History, love your channel. Sparta makes me curious about the Zulu nation. Could you do it one day?

[@Meitti]

You can tell how prideful their uncompromising culture was, when theres an ancient spartan grave of a woman with a carved text. And that carved text portrays how she restored the honor of her family by murdering her own son who was a deserter.

[@wileyglass3324]

weird histore is a great channel

[@noblue4u]

Weird History: the finest retelling of Wikipedia entries that KZbin can provide.

[@antwanskee2663]

Near death: " man, I got caught sneaking out again last night."

[@Tekmirion]

Not bad! Nice one!

[@billphilips8522]

i am of spartan stock and all i can say is thank god i wasn't born back then. but i did have an older brother who was caught up in the ancient culture and made me fight/spar with his older friends to 'toughen' me up. by the time i started school the teacher was complaining to my parents that i was hitting everyone and getting into fights all the time. i was a crazy, tempermental kid but thankfully i mellowed out as i got older. geez i remember those days, i would fight at the drop of a hat, by the time i was 8 years old i must have been in 40 fights.....and all i remember are the two i lost.

[@0ld_Scratch]

please do a video on spanish Conquistadores!

[@TheMontoya09]

Xi Jinping my family are direct descendants of the conquistadors. We have been in NM since the late 1500’s

[@0ld_Scratch]

@@TheMontoya09 wow this is really cool! I don't know if some of my ancestors were Conquistadores, I wish, but there is some probability since my lastname can be found in some american countries. the name also isin't very common and was of lesser nobility, like a landed knight.

[@TheMontoya09]

Xi Jinping there were honorary spainiards from other nations who were Spanish

[@marksuckerburg3051]

Hope yoy reach 1mil soon, you are one of the best history channels . You don't overreact when you talk and it's always interesting what you talk about

[@elijahmastronardi5521]

I’m reading and hearing many different things about Spartan societal structure. They were a fierce bunch indeed. Honestly they’re shrouded in mystery. In the rise of classical Greece stories were mostly oral. I do know that not all historians agree that they were entirely as harsh as said. They could’ve been. Perikles was known to be the one I guess, to create historical lit. They did have an honor code which was cool. They upheld women in the highest honor as life givers. Even a conformist war breeding society could’ve been easily corrupted from time to time. I would’ve chosen my Spartan cousins nonetheless.🤘🏼

[@pagodebregaeforro2803]

Yea.. risk getting raped by older pedophile soldiers when your 7 or 10yo, then be forbid to live with a women until and if you survive till 30yo. Cool life... for you.

[@kevinfukthezetamale4298]

Sparta sure did produce a lot of Badass Bookworms and Genius Bruisers in the military.