What Life Was Really Like for the Average Spartan

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  • @WeirdHistory
    @WeirdHistory  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1275

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

    • @camrendavis6650
      @camrendavis6650 5 ปีที่แล้ว +151

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

    • @goodtitle686
      @goodtitle686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Skandinavian Berserkers. I think?

    • @ElvenGodFromHell
      @ElvenGodFromHell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +290

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

    • @alb0infern047
      @alb0infern047 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dardanian(Trojan)..

    • @rusteshackleferd8115
      @rusteshackleferd8115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      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. 😲😲😱☠️☠️☠️

  • @rogerhinman5427
    @rogerhinman5427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1204

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

    • @bugeye8749
      @bugeye8749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Exactly haha

    • @mr.q337
      @mr.q337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

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

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @shanz4126
      @shanz4126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @producedbysin6508 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      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.

  • @elijahterry5832
    @elijahterry5832 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4264

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

    • @aaronchappelow8872
      @aaronchappelow8872 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      I laughed at this way harder than i should have🤣

    • @persistentlydriven9390
      @persistentlydriven9390 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Commander Bly 🗣🗣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @lewsaboy1645
      @lewsaboy1645 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😂😂😂😂

    • @McMerlin11
      @McMerlin11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Commander Bly This made me laugh so hard 😂😂😂

    • @grodriguez512
      @grodriguez512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Plan B

  • @isabelleoh-criner6697
    @isabelleoh-criner6697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6844

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

    • @fredymendez3864
      @fredymendez3864 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Lol haha omg I cant unsee it now lol

    • @adrianmagria9868
      @adrianmagria9868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      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
      @samueltong8061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +270

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

    • @K4R3N
      @K4R3N 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Exactly, so boring

    • @BoopSnoot
      @BoopSnoot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@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.

  • @jefferysampsonite80
    @jefferysampsonite80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4279

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

    • @ahmedsudaisbatuaan
      @ahmedsudaisbatuaan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +370

      Thats the warrior spirit you had embed firmly into

    • @dukesupreal
      @dukesupreal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +376

      Most of them didn’t die in battle

    • @georgefilaretou7202
      @georgefilaretou7202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +327

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

    • @Wulfryk
      @Wulfryk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      well i guess thats the benefit of dying.

    • @aporo1173
      @aporo1173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      It's called a beautiful death.

  • @TJWins225
    @TJWins225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1916

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

    • @TakiMomoify
      @TakiMomoify 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah, that would be so cool!!

    • @bugeye8749
      @bugeye8749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Kilooma
      @Kilooma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Bug Eye chill wamen

    • @ghazalsuna9861
      @ghazalsuna9861 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @sanarroyos5501
      @sanarroyos5501 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @galatian5
    @galatian5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1423

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

    • @diansmit1885
      @diansmit1885 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Nah vikings id say are actually even worse than spartans

    • @ThinkAbstract
      @ThinkAbstract 4 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      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
      @diansmit1885 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @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
      @carlisleblack5055 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @WuW0w0-m8m
      @WuW0w0-m8m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @northernbright7602
    @northernbright7602 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6761

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

    • @yavuz9038
      @yavuz9038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +274

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

    • @nonoun9619
      @nonoun9619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +381

      Yavuz selim Abasıyanık not on the same playing field

    • @mattcunningham9235
      @mattcunningham9235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      @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
      @alexios3180 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yavuz selim Abasıyanık JAJAJA, good joke.

    • @williamfunes2740
      @williamfunes2740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      @@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.

  • @nugget2366
    @nugget2366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    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
      @kakalimukherjee3297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm writing that down

    • @colemcgrath1718com
      @colemcgrath1718com 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wish I could save comments lmao🤣🤣

    • @notnero5280
      @notnero5280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @kakalimukherjee3297
      @kakalimukherjee3297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @nugget2366
      @nugget2366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@notnero5280 such insult

  • @TheCaptain008
    @TheCaptain008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1542

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

    • @bugeye8749
      @bugeye8749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @joeyfisher3838
      @joeyfisher3838 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I would have been discarded I was a premie

    • @Redfoot138
      @Redfoot138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      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
      @TheCaptain008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@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
      @Redfoot138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@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!

  • @Shellsterxx
    @Shellsterxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +952

    I mean, gotta say they definitely earned their badassery.

    • @sniper-kt1ko
      @sniper-kt1ko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Erin Mason your a woman shut up you degenerate

    • @phil352
      @phil352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      FBI lol wtf?

    • @sniper-kt1ko
      @sniper-kt1ko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Phil Swift degenerates like her belong on a cross

    • @stephenfarrelly1602
      @stephenfarrelly1602 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      100% badass

    • @Shellsterxx
      @Shellsterxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

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

  • @MrKyle333
    @MrKyle333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4383

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

    • @dudanunesbleff
      @dudanunesbleff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

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

    • @kaayb3243
      @kaayb3243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Maria Nunes well no shit Sherlock

    • @danielleeverhart2842
      @danielleeverhart2842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol!😀

    • @cjames3029
      @cjames3029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kaayb3243 Irish sarcasm 🙄

    • @Draculas-knight
      @Draculas-knight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      In Athens on the other hand you would be a ok

  • @barnyfraggles
    @barnyfraggles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    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
      @luiznunes3612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      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
      @rfcniven3564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      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
      @lazydesmond8240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      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
      @zackeryferguson7852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They were real men

    • @kash7768
      @kash7768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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

  • @andymason2457
    @andymason2457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1167

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

  • @Nene_760
    @Nene_760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1249

    Bathed in wine? Sounds pretty fancy

    • @alarcon99
      @alarcon99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +179

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

    • @yer6116
      @yer6116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@alarcon99 wtf😭😭

    • @mr.q337
      @mr.q337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

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

    • @treborironwolfe978
      @treborironwolfe978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

  • @b1rdmanjr1000
    @b1rdmanjr1000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1898

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

    • @Trisin-m3i
      @Trisin-m3i 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Boi

    • @BoopSnoot
      @BoopSnoot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      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
      @b1rdmanjr1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

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

    • @cjames3029
      @cjames3029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahahahahahaha

    • @cjames3029
      @cjames3029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@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

  • @M1istaken
    @M1istaken 4 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    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
      @the_rover1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yeet that fatty cheeto a$$ off the mountains!

    • @trevordux9373
      @trevordux9373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m dead fucking ass

  • @1232-e7b
    @1232-e7b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3168

    “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
      @michelefernandez2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      that's the insane mentality of war...

    • @robertcarroll2819
      @robertcarroll2819 4 ปีที่แล้ว +293

      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
      @cuteflygon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @MrJJacks7
      @MrJJacks7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @johneden2033
      @johneden2033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@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.

  • @racatiwood
    @racatiwood 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3049

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

    • @SofiaBerruxSubs
      @SofiaBerruxSubs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      pretty much

    • @ninjaked1265
      @ninjaked1265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +328

      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
      @cjames3029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +276

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

    • @James_008
      @James_008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      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
      @josgretf2800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +150

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

  • @Caine61
    @Caine61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    Baby: *Sneezes once*
    Spartan: YEET

    • @misshebabe16x
      @misshebabe16x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Fish your comment is under appreciated 😂

    • @NoseCandyKermit
      @NoseCandyKermit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @the_rover1
      @the_rover1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I officially declare that a golden comment! 😂

    • @justinwatson6932
      @justinwatson6932 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This gave me a chuckle

    • @banmanashah
      @banmanashah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @rafaelalodio5116
    @rafaelalodio5116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3554

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

    • @teek745
      @teek745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

      God of war 👀

    • @Jelly_Juice2006
      @Jelly_Juice2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      BOIIIII

    • @InfidelProductionz
      @InfidelProductionz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Bank of Ireland?

    • @kevinboueri1051
      @kevinboueri1051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Fckkk yeahh, call them little shits atreus too

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

  • @Corristo89
    @Corristo89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    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
      @Sanderson890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @MandalorV7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @haydong5182
      @haydong5182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@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
      @Caine61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @manchesterunitedno7
      @manchesterunitedno7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @devoncripsy711
    @devoncripsy711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1488

    So basically the Spartans were real life Saiyans.

    • @Pirategod23
      @Pirategod23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Ikr

    • @mrmisterman999
      @mrmisterman999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Gayans

    • @missmoanypants
      @missmoanypants 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      lmao I never thought of it like that!

    • @marshmellowmoon7990
      @marshmellowmoon7990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

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

    • @lucmikaelson4428
      @lucmikaelson4428 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      i think the saiyans are the fictional spartans :b

  • @huntress1013
    @huntress1013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2657

    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
      @romella_karmey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

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

    • @1Skorpia
      @1Skorpia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I would fit in.

    • @landlockedcroat1554
      @landlockedcroat1554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      why strange

    • @sly-fi6502
      @sly-fi6502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      ​@@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
      @nikolatesla1296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @mojojim6458
    @mojojim6458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +784

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

    • @InfidelProductionz
      @InfidelProductionz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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
      @LeafyPeach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Lol the slaves of drinking are appearing

    • @LeafyPeach
      @LeafyPeach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @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
      @LeafyPeach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@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
      @ocbee6175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @tombombadilofficial
    @tombombadilofficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1197

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

    • @bobplanderlinde329
      @bobplanderlinde329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      God what a nightmare

    • @daynight3328
      @daynight3328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      and they were punished to death if they played fortnight

    • @connorkimbral3034
      @connorkimbral3034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @anthonyzivalich4962
      @anthonyzivalich4962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@connorkimbral3034 Yeah I’m down with that

    • @JoeVington
      @JoeVington 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daynight3328 *fortnite

  • @JWALL_
    @JWALL_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    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
      @johndowe7003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      youd probably be slim but muscular

    • @ΓιάννηςΧαρικαπολυς
      @ΓιάννηςΧαρικαπολυς 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      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
      @graceworthington4950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lol, must be nice

    • @cratoss.4772
      @cratoss.4772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Wtf do you eat?Saw dust?

    • @daviscrerar15
      @daviscrerar15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      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
    @dababybaby1647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1040

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

  • @ravindrasinghr69
    @ravindrasinghr69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    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
      @willhyde5026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      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
      @raiderzladz4358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They only wanted strong men

  • @patrickdormeus8453
    @patrickdormeus8453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +256

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

    • @ΈναςΤύπος
      @ΈναςΤύπος 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They would probably meet and attack Athens.

    • @python9657
      @python9657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      vikings would get rekt

    • @andykush76
      @andykush76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@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
      @andykush76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @sethortiger
    @sethortiger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

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

    • @ghazalsuna9861
      @ghazalsuna9861 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Kabanaris
      @Kabanaris 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @anarchistgalaxy1857
    @anarchistgalaxy1857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +217

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

  • @datosuta1695
    @datosuta1695 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    baby: coughs slightly
    Spartan: so you have chosen death

  • @nilshendrikeckert8761
    @nilshendrikeckert8761 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

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

  • @trentarnold7226
    @trentarnold7226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +305

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

    • @goodtitle686
      @goodtitle686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You mean Hashashins and Sicarios?

    • @trentarnold7226
      @trentarnold7226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @goodtitle686
      @goodtitle686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@trentarnold7226 That would be very cool video!

    • @DevinaHart
      @DevinaHart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @boygenius538_8
      @boygenius538_8 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Asaasiyun

  • @THECOMMUNISTCHANNEL
    @THECOMMUNISTCHANNEL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +593

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

    • @damianwarner2962
      @damianwarner2962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao XD

    • @852internationalconnect
      @852internationalconnect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Accurate

    • @todoldtrafford
      @todoldtrafford 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @mrh4900
      @mrh4900 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @todoldtrafford
      @todoldtrafford 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @lazarusblackwell6988
    @lazarusblackwell6988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

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

  • @JeffersonSteelflexx
    @JeffersonSteelflexx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    What was life like in legendary boy band Big Time Rush

    • @mr.kingofphenomenal4629
      @mr.kingofphenomenal4629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      lol or One direction or Hannah Montana.

    • @morganfreeman1104
      @morganfreeman1104 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Make it count play it straight

    • @seachelle2316
      @seachelle2316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Don't look back don't hesitate

    • @ballhog-v4t
      @ballhog-v4t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      When you go Big Time

    • @Tjlewis214
      @Tjlewis214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      THIS IS BBBBBIIIIIGGGGGTTTTTIIIIMMMMEEEEE!!!!!

  • @Rob0Penguin
    @Rob0Penguin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Sparta's greatest aspect? A good PR department.

    • @Arkarkyawwin
      @Arkarkyawwin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      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
      @amateruss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @Apple_Teck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha! Fool haters.

    • @Arkarkyawwin
      @Arkarkyawwin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @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
      @TakeshixStudios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @thesweetgraspofdeath5815
    @thesweetgraspofdeath5815 5 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    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
      @bardforhiree8454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

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

    • @bardforhiree8454
      @bardforhiree8454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@adammoore7059 it did but i just showered

    • @bardforhiree8454
      @bardforhiree8454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @passive menis thank you Dr. MassivePenis

    • @dineshsivakumar6294
      @dineshsivakumar6294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @DefecTec
      @DefecTec 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @philingrouille7198
    @philingrouille7198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    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.

  • @zerogaming566
    @zerogaming566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

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

    • @InfiniteMind9
      @InfiniteMind9 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @TheBb6prelude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Evil Timez CD that’s pretty gay

    • @toasterowens8916
      @toasterowens8916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@InfiniteMind9 dude the fuck are you on about

    • @aaa-yr2ok
      @aaa-yr2ok 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      who are the toughest?

    • @agier242
      @agier242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@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

  • @LuisDaKing884
    @LuisDaKing884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

    • @Derly24
      @Derly24 ปีที่แล้ว

      The weapons have changed, not the men.

    • @randyfemrite7525
      @randyfemrite7525 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They didn't smoke or eat junk food.

  • @alisterfolson
    @alisterfolson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

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

  • @Kingfroggle
    @Kingfroggle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    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
      @marcanthony7020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      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.

  • @joyboy_3165
    @joyboy_3165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I see now why Kratos was always angry

  • @shanette247
    @shanette247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

  • @goodtitle686
    @goodtitle686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    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
      @mr.kingofphenomenal4629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @BonzerMrT
      @BonzerMrT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      MR. KING OF PHENOMENAL the African kingdom would be nice

    • @mr.kingofphenomenal4629
      @mr.kingofphenomenal4629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BonzerMrT Or the Crusades

    • @JNArnold
      @JNArnold 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @grenzer45
      @grenzer45 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @pelopidasalexis6943
    @pelopidasalexis6943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "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.

  • @s.papadatos6711
    @s.papadatos6711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

  • @AlienSensei
    @AlienSensei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    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
      @kakalimukherjee3297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Crazy to think that was reality.

    • @kakalimukherjee3297
      @kakalimukherjee3297 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @kakalimukherjee3297
      @kakalimukherjee3297 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ballislife9834
    @ballislife9834 5 ปีที่แล้ว +210

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

    • @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
      @daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      One of those underdog stories everyone likes.

    • @Hothiboi
      @Hothiboi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Sounds like a movie for Michael Bay

    • @bigbeartanner
      @bigbeartanner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @laura4806
      @laura4806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they must have never heard of isekai revenge heroes

    • @derekdalton7006
      @derekdalton7006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @KilluminatiPlusUltra
    @KilluminatiPlusUltra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

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

  • @rice.jpg2
    @rice.jpg2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +207

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

    • @buffoonustroglodytus4688
      @buffoonustroglodytus4688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Pay attention to the fuckin video, dumbass.

    • @andreeab2948
      @andreeab2948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      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
      @Sosgyotis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      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
      @LiquorMaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

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

    • @tristan9648
      @tristan9648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They probably had to much testosterone to be affected 😂

  • @ramm3905
    @ramm3905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

  • @CeltKnight
    @CeltKnight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

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

    • @SofiaBerruxSubs
      @SofiaBerruxSubs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      me too!

    • @syloz67
      @syloz67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @bloodsweatandbeers9670
    @bloodsweatandbeers9670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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

  • @abdussamiulbasir8291
    @abdussamiulbasir8291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Living in Sparta to me is no less than hell.

    • @lilpp4791
      @lilpp4791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because you a pussy

    • @mr.hightemplar2570
      @mr.hightemplar2570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @spaceghost8886
      @spaceghost8886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

  • @Patchouliprince
    @Patchouliprince 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Damn, Sparta went hard

  • @shamsterthehamster
    @shamsterthehamster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Unlike many other ancient societies, life in Sparta as a woman seems to be really cool.
    I feel very sorry for the boys though. I wonder how the mothers felt when their sons were abandoned to die! I don't even wanna think how the babies felt! And can you imagined not being loved as a child? I almost want to cry!

    • @SofiaBerruxSubs
      @SofiaBerruxSubs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well it feels harsh to us but its their culture. I mean to them it be as normal as your everday life is to you.
      Ex.Like if my immediate family tradition is to sleep on camp cots then i sleep on camp cots its just the way it is.. i dont know any different even if my cousins sleep on normal beds. just different ways for different families.

    • @Tigerheiress
      @Tigerheiress 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shawn P LMFAO

    • @geheimnisvollerundbelanglo9396
      @geheimnisvollerundbelanglo9396 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Considering most women in Sparta were helots, no it like really sucked on average.

    • @michelefernandez2240
      @michelefernandez2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Feeling over Survival?😆

    • @michelefernandez2240
      @michelefernandez2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its not fun being hated, for sure

  • @dimitritemples4437
    @dimitritemples4437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @AimForMyHead81
      @AimForMyHead81 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should be!

    • @firesideshats
      @firesideshats ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @N0tARapp3r
      @N0tARapp3r ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sir, this is a Wendy's

    • @magiclegume
      @magiclegume ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “The Athenians, those boy lovers”

    • @Grason20
      @Grason20 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@N0tARapp3rwhere's the beef?

  • @ax4178
    @ax4178 4 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    The Greeks say that I come from Sparta..
    *looks down at Greek Belly*
    Nope....
    Probably Athenian.

    • @BleuEri
      @BleuEri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True. Fat girls were considered beautiful because it showed they were rich.

    • @bethanycollins1726
      @bethanycollins1726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @blankblank5409
      @blankblank5409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bethanycollins1726 stolen

    • @arancregan5718
      @arancregan5718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BleuEri not true

  • @aravind4391
    @aravind4391 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @Theodoros_Kolokotronis
    @Theodoros_Kolokotronis 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    One of the most thrilling historical novels on the legendary Battle of Thermopylae is “Gates of Fire” by Steven Pressfield.
    Truly epic.

  • @heyitslo
    @heyitslo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +869

    Literally one of the only civilizations where I can say I’d prefer to be a woman 🤟🏼

    • @bluetickbeagles116
      @bluetickbeagles116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yesss!!!

    • @sitamun7598
      @sitamun7598 5 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      I’d rather be in Ancient Egypt: they had rights too and didn’t have to live under such a brutal and oppressive military state.

    • @snorre-849
      @snorre-849 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      So you would rather be there than here today?

    • @amatsukami6590
      @amatsukami6590 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sitamun Egypt had more slaves

    • @conways3897
      @conways3897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Women have it hard in modern day? :(

  • @mr.kingofphenomenal4629
    @mr.kingofphenomenal4629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Weird history should try Africa empires that dominated world trade and had the richest man in history? Or go into Japan or Middle East. Maybe do the crusades from Europe and Middle East.

    • @cocokosh9909
      @cocokosh9909 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      When did African empires dominate world trade?

    • @mr.kingofphenomenal4629
      @mr.kingofphenomenal4629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@cocokosh9909 Look up Mali, Ghana, empire. During that time Africa was dominating the world trade with their resources which gave them more power and money during that time.

    • @masseffect4731
      @masseffect4731 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@cocokosh9909 never

    • @MideanStone
      @MideanStone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@mr.kingofphenomenal4629 Yea no, Africa has NEVER dominated world trade ever, except for maybe the exporting and selling of their own people as slaves. And where the hell did you get the richest man in history from lol? King Solomon, and pretty much every Arabian Royal has had more wealth than the richest African leader. I think you have been taught some bullshit by people with an agenda.

    • @mr.kingofphenomenal4629
      @mr.kingofphenomenal4629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MideanStone Just look it up. I learned this stuff in high school. Yes Africa did dominated the world trade. Every country wanted their resources which is why European colonized Africa because Africa resources were so rich and full of everything they needed.

  • @MatthewOlalde
    @MatthewOlalde 4 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    Imagine these dudes in the UFC

    • @stantorren4400
      @stantorren4400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Oh crap

    • @anthonywavy5637
      @anthonywavy5637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      MO - Gamer they get they ass whooped

    • @ethanking4954
      @ethanking4954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @mythmims7703
      @mythmims7703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@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.

    • @ΘεοδωροςΑ
      @ΘεοδωροςΑ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      @@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 .

  • @clintjones9848
    @clintjones9848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Spartan life probably didn't include doing anabolic steroids.

  • @mamalemon4461
    @mamalemon4461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    modern day they will be charged with child abuse.

    • @michelefernandez2240
      @michelefernandez2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Only...if they are caught are they beaten

    • @MackAlton
      @MackAlton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No shit

    • @riccardo815
      @riccardo815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not really, i mean you can just give the child away, it's the modern version of throwing him off a cliff, same result

    • @sebaseba6710
      @sebaseba6710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shit, abuse is putting it nicely...

  • @jessicatang5162
    @jessicatang5162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I'd love to learn the psychological effects of this

    • @sutart6705
      @sutart6705 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAO

    • @angelic_stargaze
      @angelic_stargaze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

    • @NPClownumber81googolplex
      @NPClownumber81googolplex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @adalgisounoqualunque9033
      @adalgisounoqualunque9033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

    • @kakalimukherjee3297
      @kakalimukherjee3297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @1232-e7b
    @1232-e7b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

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

    • @michelefernandez2240
      @michelefernandez2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly...bred for death.

    • @gigicolada
      @gigicolada 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah. Sparta was one big puppy mill :(

    • @willhyde5026
      @willhyde5026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @emersonedwardsiii9006
    @emersonedwardsiii9006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this helped me with my school work. thank you!

  • @noblue4u
    @noblue4u 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Weird History: the finest retelling of Wikipedia entries that TH-cam can provide.

  • @magicvampirelver1321
    @magicvampirelver1321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    THIS IS SPARTAAAA! Lol awesome content Weird History

  • @nabztraveldiaries511
    @nabztraveldiaries511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

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

  • @yifeiren8004
    @yifeiren8004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @darthsidious6753
    @darthsidious6753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Throughout the Classical period other Greeks being afraid to fight Spartans.

    • @the_rover1
      @the_rover1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      meanwhile, the persian archemenids at the hot gates: well, those sexy men in red carpets look nice!

    • @TylerDurden-cy5cs
      @TylerDurden-cy5cs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not just afraid, terrified. In most cases when Spartans arrived the other army just surrendered

  • @0ld_Scratch
    @0ld_Scratch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    please do a video on spanish Conquistadores!

    • @TheMontoya09
      @TheMontoya09 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @0ld_Scratch
      @0ld_Scratch 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @TheMontoya09 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @hall3a
    @hall3a 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    watching this in bed covered in potato chip crumbs

    • @-jurga-
      @-jurga- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @eliasjanssens1247
    @eliasjanssens1247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @antwanskee2663
    @antwanskee2663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @BigStew993
    @BigStew993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Damm they made spartans from assassin's creed odyssey into a real thing

    • @trdev2013
      @trdev2013 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alexios!!

    • @angel79nunn
      @angel79nunn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trdev2013 kassandra!!

  • @CMCSK
    @CMCSK 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Your so close to 1 mil dude

  • @Dwbolan77
    @Dwbolan77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @gimmeabreakplease3634
    @gimmeabreakplease3634 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Can you guys do Mesopotamia?

  • @pharaohbubbles1547
    @pharaohbubbles1547 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Imagine if these Spartan traditions still existed today

    • @pinkpenzu
      @pinkpenzu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Th country would probably be hellhole with severe human rights issue

    • @dt1productions918
      @dt1productions918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We’d be in history, and not known as pussies who accomplished nothing but making fake pussies and fake dicks..

    • @superbuneary8819
      @superbuneary8819 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LucasSantos-ss6ou this

    • @assaultguy859
      @assaultguy859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lucas Santos Did you not watch the video. The women in Spartan society weren’t delicate, they practiced wrestling, javelin throwing, gymnastics, and also constantly exercised.

    • @MandalorV7
      @MandalorV7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well sadly child soldiers are still very much a real thing.

  • @BK2238
    @BK2238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Bruh a spartan could beat every single one of our asses on a 1v1 hand to hand like for real there isnt a way there exists someone whos trained like these guys

    • @luiznunes3612
      @luiznunes3612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if I couldn't make them bleed i would do my best to make them sweat, before I die.

    • @theuniverse1158
      @theuniverse1158 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@luiznunes3612 I would be on the floor when he starts to sweat

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    *Master Chief has entered the chat*

  • @Blakeyboi24
    @Blakeyboi24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This made me think if my Dad was once a Sparta. RIP dad.

  • @Jbird1988
    @Jbird1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The other classes of the society made up a huge portion of the spartan army, even helots. One of the reasons Sparta never went far with their armies as the helots would just leave or rebel. Helots were also mainly from Messenia a reason to the west of Laconia which was an entire greek population of their own.

  • @MsCeCe-mn7mz
    @MsCeCe-mn7mz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @jfreeze14
    @jfreeze14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

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

    • @thescott4340
      @thescott4340 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @spaceghost8886
      @spaceghost8886 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @T.K.KIRKLAND.
    @T.K.KIRKLAND. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    Can you do a day in a life of when we all found out Epstein didnt kill himself

    • @dannythompson5514
      @dannythompson5514 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      A day in the life of Epstein killer

    • @PARENTALADVISORYPODCAST
      @PARENTALADVISORYPODCAST 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @bubblebass1902
      @bubblebass1902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can u live a day in a life of when we all found out hitler didn’t kill himself

    • @eemage9476
      @eemage9476 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Caramel Johnson Beautiful put.

  • @friedrichnietzsche2557
    @friedrichnietzsche2557 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Greta: how dare you?
    Spartan: hold my shield

    • @SassyC18
      @SassyC18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @the_rover1
      @the_rover1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would pay for that to see a spartan beat up greta

  • @elijahmastronardi5521
    @elijahmastronardi5521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    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
      @pagodebregaeforro2803 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @mildlydistressedmusic
    @mildlydistressedmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Spartan doctors be like:
    Spartan Doctor: "I'm sorry ma'am but... something went terribly wrong. It's stillborn."
    Mother: "Wh--... No it's not! I can hear it crying!"
    Spartan Doctor: *"Exactly."*

  • @TheTimbs_
    @TheTimbs_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @Ghost-vi8qm
    @Ghost-vi8qm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I'd love to see real Spartan women. I read the Athenians described them as "very sexy"

    • @ΈναςΤύπος
      @ΈναςΤύπος 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      They would be like a track athlete. Fit,nice legs,killer ass.

    • @Ghost-vi8qm
      @Ghost-vi8qm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ΈναςΤύπος 🤤

    • @saragarofano9727
      @saragarofano9727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Imagine sexualising dead corpses

    • @wawan8759
      @wawan8759 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They wont be loyal though

    • @sly-fi6502
      @sly-fi6502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@wawan8759 Why wouldn't they be loyal, dumbass? Because they had rights?? XD

  • @dmitrizverev3142
    @dmitrizverev3142 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @Fat-Queen1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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