Why Are Greek Gods So Cruel?
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The Spartans were fierce warriors of extreme renown, and people all over the world have heard stories about their skills in battle. With such fame, it seems impossible that the Spartans just faded...
Ancient Sparta was a famously militaristic society. According to legend, healthy Spartan boys were raised as warriors from a young age, while babies born weak, sick, or deformed were killed at birth...
Although Sparta is one of the best-known cities in the Mediterranean, little remains of the Spartan city, and very few people who live there today are descendants of the Doric Spartans. Most of the...
Ninjas were trained to be particularly secretive. As mercenaries and covert agents that emerged in feudal Japan, some of their functions included espionage, information gathering, infiltration,...
Although based on actual historical figures from medieval Japan, the ninjas that modern audiences are familiar with owe as much to myth as reality. Naturally, many questions arise about the...
Contemporary audiences are familiar with the figure of the ninja. They have encountered it in numerous books, comics, and films, where ninjas appear as shadowy figures with lethal martial arts...