spartans = overrated

since im freakin bored at 5 AM and this forum is dead i just want to continue on with one of my rants

spartans were overrated

here's them losing to thebes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leuctra

twice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mantinea_%28362_BC%29

actually 3 times

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tegyra

they were nothing special

Make other topics besides historical and religious.

Nobody can win every single battle.

the Spartans are a bit over played in fiction,but as ancient powers go they were quite the classical warriors.

Hotshot wrote:Make other topics besides historical and religious.

ok sir

why isn't the sacred band of thebes rated as high as the spartans? or better?

meh i guess i agree with Ace ... every people has its "heydays" ... except maybe the chinese lol ... i mean how could they NEVER expand to Russia or Japan?? Japan owned the snot out of them ... Vietnam beat them ...

i mean how could you lose every single freaking war???


look at this LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Burmese_War_(1765%E2%80%931769)

even India held their own after being outnumbered

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War

Japanese pwning china

http://www.historyguy.com/sino-japanese_wars.html

has china ever been a real military power? maybe they're next after america?

lmao China sucks

I think it'll take them many more decades for them to actually become a military power... but when they do they'll probably be able to dominate Asia, maybe more. All they need is a leader like Stalin.

why do you think they built that wall ... because they can't fight lol

only thing they've ever had is numbers ... I mean compare it to Mongolia ... Mongolia is the least populated place in terms of density ... and China has probably always had the highest population and the largest military ... yet the Mongols completely conquered every inch of China ...

the only thing China has ever really done is have infighting and changing of dynasties ... all of their invasion attempts FAILED ... I'm just surprised that the Persians or Russians never attempted to conquer it ...

And IRONICALLY .. the sacred band of Thebes was the REAL "300" and this force of 300 crushed the spartans