It would be so cool to fight with Caesar in Gaul and commit genocide, bro!

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  • sailorfish [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I hate this question with a passion. I love reading about idk ancient Greece, but who the fuck would wanna be a woman in Ancient Athens.

    And Jesus Christ, what kind of person would want to fight in a world war?? Dumbass or psycho honestly

    • Randomdog [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      who the fuck would wanna be a woman in Ancient Athens.

      Zeus, on occasion.

    • Pezevenk [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I guess in Sparta it wouldn't be as shitty to be a woman. Although just being in Sparta was shit enough for many reasons regardless of gender.

      • sailorfish [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        And if I die in childbirth I'll be given a soldier's honours in the burial! 😍 Nice!

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        • Pezevenk [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Unmarried youths were forbidden from having sex with each other and would be punished if caught. However, plenty of opportunity was given for them to get away with this

          Afaik this was somewhat common in Sparta, their approach to many things was "it's not bad if you do this, it is only bad if you are caught".

          Also calling Sparta "fascist" is really weird and anachronistic. I get what you are trying to say but fascism is very much a 20th century phenomenon, you can't apply these concepts to ancient Greece, similarly it is kinda silly to call other Greek civilizations liberal or socialist or whatever, the terms are just not very applicable.