I am looking into the raid on Methymna, but there seem to be little resources on the matter. I am therefore looking to other examples, including the many raids during the Trojan War (outdated, I know lol) and a few other raids during the Pelo. war. Am I correct in assuming that a mass slaughter of the people (indiscriminate killing of men, women, and children alike) was viewed as "barbaric" unless warranted via an uprising of some sort?

What were the most common methods of raiding a city? I would assume that all enemy combatants would be killed, but would it be common to kill unarmed men? Were the purposes of raiding a city like Methymna simply to destroy farm fields and obstruct supply lines?

Thanks!

Long video of quotes that you can cut and paste your favorites.

https://visit-ancient-greece.com/2023/05/27/plato-quotes/

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I often daydream about living in Ancient Greece, but I struggle quite a bit because... well, it's an ancient civilisation, and descriptions aren't as precise as for modern ones, and what we talk about is more "what is different from now" rather than "what is important".

So if someone here would like to infodump and tell me how was the eveyday's life in Greece ? Like the place of religions (were the myth accepted as truth ? Did they think it was metaphorical ? Were them all believers or were there atheists ?", political system, work life, etc, all in the everyday's life

Any answer is welcome :)

Did the ancient greeks heat treat their iron weapons?

So I'm already reading through Thucydides but I'm aware that the narrative is meant to cut off towards the end ?? I also know that Xenophon continues this narrative (from the Spartan perspective tho, right?) , but I was wondering if there were any other sources I could look at , maybe with less or different bias to get a wider perspective? Archeological sources would be appreciated more too. Thanks! :)

Can we get a list going of recommended tours in Greece centered on ancient history?

Everything from small tours to the bigger buss or full on hotell, flights, guide inclusive extravaganza.

Hey all, I am trying to find names of some strategoi (or something similar) in the Spartan army besides Callicratidas in the Battle of Arginusae. This doesn't need to be limited to Arginusae, but any specific discussion of this battle, in particular, would be very helpful. :)

I am aware of conflicting approaches to battle (traditional Callicratidas vs nontraditional Lysander, etc.), but I am struggling to find the names of any who may have been delegated beneath them.

I am trying to understand the hierarchy of the Spartan army, so any help regarding this as well would also be much appreciated.

I am grateful for your assistance!

First of all, I am unsure if it counts as pseudo history. So I am sorry if it does.

I tried to search it on the internet, but couldn’t find any answers. Just lists of heroes.

In other words, how much material is out there? How much larger would this body of work be if we included texts from other civilizations of the time writing about Greece? Assuming you are a quick and fluent reader?

What I mean is there any books on it, like for example Thucydides book “The Peloponnesian War”. It’s a bonus if there is an original source compelled into a book in the style of The Landmark Series, as I’m very fond of their “style”

I've been trying to read up on the reasoning that anaxagoras gave for his famous observations. However, everywhere I see, I just see the conclusions like this

"He also gave several novel scientific accounts of natural phenomena, including the notion of panspermia, that life exists throughout the universe and could be distributed everywhere. He deduced a correct explanation for eclipses and described the Sun as a fiery mass larger than the Peloponnese, as well as attempting to explain rainbows and meteors."

is there any link/book that covers his reasoning process? Or is this lost and we dont know how he arrived at it?

TIA!

Many Greek heroes are responsible for founding a city or being the ancestral head of some powerful dynasty of later heroes. One great example is Cadmus who arrives in Greece while searching for his missing sister. He goes on to found the city of Thebes after killing a serpent and marries Harmonia, an immortal daughter of the gods Ares and Aphrodite. I talk about all of this in the latest episode of Myth Madness, as well as Cadmus's legendary role as the inventor of Greek writing, and how a curse ruined the lives of Harmonia and Cadmus's family.

Here's an image of a Greek vase showing Cadmus vs. the serpent. Cadmus is often considered a dragon slayer but I've chosen the word serpent here because as you can see from the vase, the Greeks of this period imagined their dragon as a big snake.

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I mean this in comparison to the other cultures across the Hellenes (c. 400 BC). For example (and this may be a poor example), were all members of the Spartiate class equally welcome to attend symposia with each other? Would a non-famous Spartiate citizen be able to drink/dine beside extreme examples such as Lysander or Callicratidas?

Edit: I am aware of the strict separation between Spartiates, perioikoi, and helots, but this question pertains to within-group hierarchy. Thanks!