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Wikinfo:Cretan/Spartan connection FYI. (Deleted by Wikipedians on 6 Mar. 2006.) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by WHEELER (talk • contribs) 16:59, 6 March 2006.

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"The city was something of a "tourist trap" for Roman elite to observe the "unusual" Spartan people. Following the disaster that the Roman Imperial Army suffered at the Battle of Adrianople, Spartan phalanxes met and defeated a force of raiding Visigoths in battle. That was the last noteworthy Spartan victory." /\ This I find HIGHLY dubious. How could the Spartans maintain their military tradition for 600 years under Roman rule? It makes no sense, even if they were kept as a living museum as suggested above. SOURCES, hombre, sources. D.E. Cottrell 06:15, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

May I suggest the inclusion of something of the Deuterocanonical or Apocryphal First book of the Macabees, which records in its twelfth book a letter between the Jews and the Lacedemonians (Spartans) in which their brotherhood was announced - of the Spartan descent from Abraham, and a form of alliance between the two, acknowledged by both. Should this be recorded in the article? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.27.52.149 (talk • contribs) 04:09, 21 February 2006.

I too would like to know about this last Spartan victory over visigoth raiders. I wouldn't say such a feat was impossible, the city may have maintained a few spartiate wannabees to please roman benefactors but we need source evidence. BV 23.2.07 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.12.222.85 (talk • contribs) 06:15, 23 February 2007.

"Her military greatness and that of the states under her hegemony formed her sole claim to lead the Greek race: that she should truly represent it was impossible." This is pure opinion and conjecture and has no place anywhere but a discussion page. You are presenting your opinion as fact without even attempting to disguise it, but at the same time saying your work does not need verification because it is so obviously true. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.247.83.104 (talk • contribs) 11:20, 23 February 2007.

"Yet, in spite of the heroic defence of Thermopylae by the Spartan king Leonidas, the glory of the decisive victory at Salamis fell in great measure to the Athenians, and their patriotism, self-sacrifice and energy contrasted strongly with the hesitation of the Spartans and the selfish policy which they advocated of defending the Peloponnese only."

OK this is just nonsense and is not supported by military historians or common sense. Without the defense of Thermopylae the Atheneians would have been overun and would not have been able to mount a naval campaign.

Actually, it's a fairly good summary of Herodotus. And there is no indication the Athenian evacuation was pressed for time. Thermopylae was heroic, but it only lasted a few days. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 18:47, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Oops, I seem to have stepped into a mini-war going on about this battle on all the pages refering to it because of the movie. Pages are being vandalized right and left 300 (film), 300 (comic), Leonidas I. This is one of the milder comments:

"Only a fool who lacks comprehension of numbers would believe the hoaxes of herodotus." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jon1190 (talk • contribs) 21:53, 22 January 2007 (UTC).

I'll wait until the hype dies down. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.247.83.104 (talk • contribs) 12:51, 23 February 2007.