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>Peloponnesian war
And who won this? Sparta.

>Athens
>Invented civil society
>invented philosophy
>Codified higher mathematics
>Did more to develop art theory in 200 years than Egyptians did in 2,000.
>left behind one of the most stunning archeological records in western history
>virtually all modern political theory and literature builds off the writings of Athenians.
>“liberty” for the slave owners, only
>direct democracy is rule by mob violence, policy by popularity contest

>Sparta
>mud hut savages
>gynocracy: literally rule by women and intrigue
>left behind no major architecture
>contributes nothing to human thought beyond a few snappy burns
>“super soldiers” really just good at terrorizing slaves and untrained citizen militias but got their asses handed to them against legit soldiers
>population decline far worse than anywhere else in Greece
>politically unified society provides strategic edge in war and diplomacy
>conservative values means that they’re betting with the house in terms of social stability