contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 5 months agoTIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.en.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 5 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaresushibowl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 months agoI think this is technically true, but mostly irrelevant. Sparta got pretty thoroughly trounced by one of Alexander’s generals while the man himself was out campaigning in Asia, and were effectively subjugated anyway.
I think this is technically true, but mostly irrelevant. Sparta got pretty thoroughly trounced by one of Alexander’s generals while the man himself was out campaigning in Asia, and were effectively subjugated anyway.