Today in SPARTA, TN…
April 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Today in SPARTA, TN…
Thinking about how Osprey, a publishing house almost entirely devoted to publishing military uniform/equipment fetish material disguised as dry but picture heavy non-fiction tomes, put out a book dismantling the right wing mythologization of Sparta with an absolute all-timer table of contents.
July 15, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Thinking about how Osprey, a publishing house almost entirely devoted to publishing military uniform/equipment fetish material disguised as dry but picture heavy non-fiction tomes, put out a book dismantling the right wing mythologization of Sparta with an absolute all-timer table of contents.
Sparta fell.
Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel must become Sparta, hardened against the world. What does that mean for the country’s future?
Israel’s New Occupation
Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel must become Sparta, hardened against the world. What does that mean for the country’s future?
www.newyorker.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sparta fell.
Satellite images obtaiend by Svoboda radio confirm Russia is moving military equipment from Syria’s Tartus port. High-res photos show gear loaded onto Sparta & Sparta II ships. By Jan 27, Sparta II had left, while Sparta remains, now surrounded by containers.
January 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Satellite images obtaiend by Svoboda radio confirm Russia is moving military equipment from Syria’s Tartus port. High-res photos show gear loaded onto Sparta & Sparta II ships. By Jan 27, Sparta II had left, while Sparta remains, now surrounded by containers.
April 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
March 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is Sparta Street!
September 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
This is Sparta Street!
...Sparta lost.
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
...Sparta lost.
Today in things I got to read early: The Lost Daughter of Sparta, by @felicia.day and illustrated by Rowan MacColl. An emotionally resonant and otherwise surprising graphic novel which you will love when it comes out early next year.
August 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Today in things I got to read early: The Lost Daughter of Sparta, by @felicia.day and illustrated by Rowan MacColl. An emotionally resonant and otherwise surprising graphic novel which you will love when it comes out early next year.
Me after voting 300 times:
September 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Me after voting 300 times:
"Bunch of guys obsessed with Ancient Sparta can't beat the Persians at sea" was probably one of the known-knowns, come to think of it.
March 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"Bunch of guys obsessed with Ancient Sparta can't beat the Persians at sea" was probably one of the known-knowns, come to think of it.
”The walls of Sparta are her young men”
June 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
”The walls of Sparta are her young men”
SPARTA the animation
September 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
SPARTA the animation
These are votive masks found in the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia in Sparta. Left is a satyr, right a rather primitive Gorgon. Hundreds of similar masks have been found in Sparta and reflect the centrality of Artemis Orthia to Spartan religious life.
🏛️Archaeological Museum of Sparta
📷 mine
🏛️Archaeological Museum of Sparta
📷 mine
May 30, 2026 at 6:50 AM
These are votive masks found in the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia in Sparta. Left is a satyr, right a rather primitive Gorgon. Hundreds of similar masks have been found in Sparta and reflect the centrality of Artemis Orthia to Spartan religious life.
🏛️Archaeological Museum of Sparta
📷 mine
🏛️Archaeological Museum of Sparta
📷 mine
Gotta drive up those Sparta unfavorable!
New from me: I surveyed Americans to find out what Americans know (a little) and feel (sort of positively) about the Roman Empire. Tons of great history nerdery here, give it a click: today.yougov.com/entertainmen...
September 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Gotta drive up those Sparta unfavorable!
Anyway, if you want to read too many words on why Sparta was terrible and people who like Sparta are terrible for liking Sparta, check it out: acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/
Collections: This. Isn’t. Sparta. Part I: Spartan School
This is Part I of a seven part series (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective) comparing the popular legacy of Sparta (embodied in films like 300) with the historical ancient state. Toda…
acoup.blog
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Anyway, if you want to read too many words on why Sparta was terrible and people who like Sparta are terrible for liking Sparta, check it out: acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/
Also, "foundational immigration law" has been in place for millennia?
Does he think they were cross checking IDs at the edge of Sparta?
Does he think they were cross checking IDs at the edge of Sparta?
June 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Also, "foundational immigration law" has been in place for millennia?
Does he think they were cross checking IDs at the edge of Sparta?
Does he think they were cross checking IDs at the edge of Sparta?
Russians have begun evacuating their military personnel and equipment from the Syrian port of Tartus.
Two vessels, "Sparta" and "Sparta II," owned by the Russian company "Oboronlogistika," are being used for this operation.
Two vessels, "Sparta" and "Sparta II," owned by the Russian company "Oboronlogistika," are being used for this operation.
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Russians have begun evacuating their military personnel and equipment from the Syrian port of Tartus.
Two vessels, "Sparta" and "Sparta II," owned by the Russian company "Oboronlogistika," are being used for this operation.
Two vessels, "Sparta" and "Sparta II," owned by the Russian company "Oboronlogistika," are being used for this operation.
For Sparta!
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
For Sparta!
Russian ships such as Sparta 1 and Sparta 2 are still barred from entering the port of Tartus, Syria. They are circling next to the Syrian coast.
A lot of Russian equipment is still waiting at the piers in order to being loaded.
A lot of Russian equipment is still waiting at the piers in order to being loaded.
January 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Russian ships such as Sparta 1 and Sparta 2 are still barred from entering the port of Tartus, Syria. They are circling next to the Syrian coast.
A lot of Russian equipment is still waiting at the piers in order to being loaded.
A lot of Russian equipment is still waiting at the piers in order to being loaded.
THIS IS SPARTA!
RESISTANCE UNITE!
Followed all who like and repost!
RESISTANCE UNITE!
Followed all who like and repost!
November 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
THIS IS SPARTA!
RESISTANCE UNITE!
Followed all who like and repost!
RESISTANCE UNITE!
Followed all who like and repost!
Sparta was basically the Confederacy on steroids
July 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Sparta was basically the Confederacy on steroids
Sorry i yelled "THIS IS SPARTA!" when i bounced you off the trampoline
May 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sorry i yelled "THIS IS SPARTA!" when i bounced you off the trampoline
planning a war out is gay as shit. logistics? well thats trans and woke. mission objectives? beta cuck nonsense
we are sparta baby
we are sparta baby
March 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
planning a war out is gay as shit. logistics? well thats trans and woke. mission objectives? beta cuck nonsense
we are sparta baby
we are sparta baby