Young Spartan Men Murdered Slaves As Part Of The Krypteia
Before a Spartan boy could be considered a man, he was put in the Krypteia – a secret squad that would sneak up on unsuspecting slaves and brutally murder them at will. Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg / Wikimedia CommonsThree Spartan boys practicing archery . The ancient Greek urban center - state of Sparta has made its way into modern minds as a land of warriors . During the fourth and 5th centuries B....