Ancient Spartans

History, beliefs and culture of Ancient Sparta.
Ιστορία, τις πεποιθήσεις και τον πολιτισμό της Αρχαίας Σπάρτης. #ancientspartans #spartans #Molonlabe #Greece

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Sayings of Spartans

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Corinthian Bronze Helmet

Greek helmet found in Olympia. From the archaic period, 565 – 530 BCE. It was made in Bronze by hammering a single metal sheet and decorated with the incised technique, forming the eyebrows, the line patterns & the lotus flower in the helmet’s forehead

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"Ήρωες από Χαλκό "
"Heroes of Bronze "
Upcoming “proof-of-concept” short film set in Ancient Greece, showcasing the magnificence, beauty and horror of the time set between 2 famous battles – Marathon 490 BC & Platea 479 BC.
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Corinthian Warrior’s helmet dated to Persian Wars found in Israel

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The Attic helmet was a type of helmet that originated in Classical Greece and was widely used in Italy and the Hellenistic world until well into the Roman Empire.
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"I have invited you so that you could appreciate for yourselves the irrational character of the Persian, who has a lifestyle such as you see laid out before you, and yet who came here to our country to rob us of our wretched poverty." - Pausanias

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Greek Village Boasts True Descendants of Sparta

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Ancient Spartan Dialect Still Alive Despite Ravages of Time and Fortune

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Athens National Museum

Corinthian helmet from Area of Hermione. The Bronze breastplate, was found at Olympia. The spearhead, is from the Temple of Olympic Zeus. The spear’s, Dory, shoe is from Acropolis. The pair of greaves from Lykaion Mountain. The shield is from Olympia.

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Decisive Wars in History - The Messenian Wars 

The Messenian Wars, which took place in the 8th century BC, were very crucial in the rise of Spartan society. Victory in was important in the history of Sparta, and in the history of Ancient Greece....

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Among the 1st known instances of military “dog tags” would be worn by the Spartans in battle against the Messenians. Using a piece of wood, they carved their names onto it & tied it to their left wrists, in order to properly ID their bodies in case they were killed
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Ελληνικό Κορινθιακό Κράνος με μεταλλικά κέρατα του 6oυ αιώνα π.Χ. Βρέθηκε στο Chiaromonte της νότιας Ιταλίας .

Greek Corinthian bronze helmet with metal horns, 6th century BC, from Chiaromonte.

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King Leonidas last stand in Assassin Creed Odyssey

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Κωνσταντίνος Constantine I and the Greek General's enter Θεσσαλονίκη Thessaloniki Greece 1913

Χάνι Εμίν Αγά 1913. Ο αρχιστράτηγος Κωνσταντίνος με επιτελείς στη κεντρική είσοδο
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Opening Cutscene Leonidas & 300 Spartans.

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The same goes for the Spartans. One-against-one, they are as good as anyone in the world. But when they fight in a body, they are the best of all. For... https://t.co/GMHWJnlysX

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Αθήνα Athens Greece 1930's
Εύζωνες Evzones
The word evzōnos εὔζωνος is first attested in Homer's Iliad
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