#9 the only reason why we know this stories is that some non Spartans wrote them down. In a place and time known for philosophy, culture and art, those guys couldn't even write.
"That one time that Caesar was besieging a castle, got surrounded, and built a castle around that castle, so instead of being attacked, he too was besieged. He beat the first castle, then beat the reinforcements."
#9 the only reason why we know this stories is that some non Spartans wrote them down. In a place and time known for philosophy, culture and art, those guys couldn't even write.