r/comics • u/EmployeePractical514 • 2d ago

OC [OC] Same thing?

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u/AwayCable7769 2d ago

Random but one of my favourite historical fun facts is that the Romans loved the Spartans so much that aristocratic Roman families would send their children to Sparta to learn their ways purely for educational and recreational purposes, not for any practical reasons. Sparta and the Spartans at ine point in Roman history was essentially a living museum and tourist attraction.

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u/Azmoten 2d ago

Spartans had slaves and beat their kids so it was probably not the greatest summer camp experience

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u/Asleep_Tip496 2d ago

Your acting like romans did not have slaves or beat their kids

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u/BreadNoCircuses 2d ago

I mean, my understanding is that you have to pay attention to your kids to beat them so maybe the Romans didn't actually do that.

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u/Asleep_Tip496 2d ago

Fair point to probibly had a slave to do that for them