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Spartans Being the strong silent type
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The Laconic Spartans • The ancient Spartans, who dressed simply, without overt displays of wealth or station, lived in the Peloponnesian region of Laconia. Their use of language reflected the austerity of their ethos, being similarly blunt, terse and to the point. They despised excess and ostentatiousness of any kind, including communication. • They were famous for what we now call laconic use of language. A laconic phrase may be used for efficiency (as during military training and operations), for emphasis, for philosophical reasons (especially among thinkers who believe in minimalism, such as Stoics), or to deflate a pompous speaker. Even their humour was dry and understated, and several historical instances of this have been recorded through history, such as: • When Phillip II of Macedon threatened their borders with invasion in the third century BC, he sent an emissary to demand their submission, who conveyed the message: • “You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city” • The response sent back to the Macedonian king from the Spartan court was only one word: “if” • Neither Phillip, nor his son Alexander the Great ever dared to attack Sparta. • Spartans were raised to be men of few words and to hold yapping and excess conversation in disdain. This was in direct contrast to the Athenian Greeks, who held themselves to be superior because of the refinement, and poetic complexity of their prose. However, it was not lost on several prominent Greeks that the Spartan’s minimalist attitude to words was in no way an indication of stupidity. Socrates was once quoted as saying: • “if you talk to any ordinary Spartan, he seems to be stupid, but eventually, like an expert marksman, he shoots in some brief remark that proves you to be only a child”. • Spartans, like most warrior cultures lived their lives with a constant preparedness for death. Anything that was thought to dull their senses and distract them from their mission was considered frivolous and unmasculine. • If you enjoy my content, leave your suggestions and comments below, and please consider making a donation via PayPal to help me continue making these educational videos: • https://paypal.me/triariusproject?loc... • Or visit my Triarius Project website: https://triariusproject.com/
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