11-11-2008, 12:00 AM
As to whether Sparta was an powerless tool of Macedonian hegemony, or a state that was still formidable in the region and a direct threat to Macedonian hegemony over the peloponnese and southern Greece, I shall leave it to the readers to decide based on what I have already written. The following is worthy of comment though.
[quote]The argument presented has been consistent. I will make it simple: Sparta was left a bellicose rump, firstly by Epaminondas and secondly by Philip. Both were in positions to crush Sparta should they have sought it. Sparta’s refusal to defend her territory ("little empireâ€
[quote]The argument presented has been consistent. I will make it simple: Sparta was left a bellicose rump, firstly by Epaminondas and secondly by Philip. Both were in positions to crush Sparta should they have sought it. Sparta’s refusal to defend her territory ("little empireâ€
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
