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The Spartans, for instance, seem to have disdained martial prowess as individuals for "unit cohesion" and team fighting.

If we hold one thing higher it does not mean we necessarily forgot the other. If they fought well as a phalanx why does it mean they could not wrestle or fight alone just as well... especially if trained for as long as they were.

now, in our age, soldiers learn special fighting without weapons... why wouldn't they do so back then? especially since spartans only prepared for war. they did not have other professions. fighting stealthily perhaps comes in handy too when fighting the helots? i once have seen a documentary about the spartans in which the makers (history channel) stated that there was a secret spartan agency which was trained to terrorize them.

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