So as you can see growing up in Sparta must have been an interesting experience. Can’t all have been bad, can it? Well actually, the ‘Spartiates’ or ‘Homoioi’ (Top of Spartan Foodchain) were the ‘lucky’ ones, the further down the food chain you go the tougher life became!! The lowest class ‘Helots’ (basically slaves!) did not have a good time at all, but that is another story.
Add that to all the other factors that made Sparta a touch backwater (religious superstition, an elitist class system, slavery, state-sponsored terrorism, xenophobia, the eugenics program (seriously!)) Basically, if you made it in Sparta at all you had to be the elite of the elite, it was a tough tough existence.
What a post! This is so chock full of useful information I can’t wait
to dig deep and get started using the resources you have given me.
King regards,
Abildgaard Raahauge
Hello Abildgaard, I am glad you enjoyed it. If you would like to see any aspect of exercise covered let me know. Hope your training is going according to plan.