07-14-2008, 07:28 PM
Quote:The biased views of Plutarch and Philostratos had been overated in my opinion.
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I am always amazed that these sources are simply dismissed when they are so much more knowledgable on the subject. My favorite is when they dismiss Xenophon as a Laconophile who is covering up the homosexual behavior of the Spartans. He of course does this because his morals and those of the other famous Laconophiles were ultimately derived from Spartan culture (the nation of philosophers). Oh, wait, if his moral outrage derives from Spartan culture, and spartan culture was pro homosexual bond between men, then why does he not accept homosexuality...D'oh!I know of no one who would accuse Aristotle of Laconophilia.
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!"
