#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.
"Cromwell was so hated that after he was dead and buried, they exhumed his corpse so that they could execute him. He was drawn and quartered with his head piked on London Bridge two and a half years after he died."
#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.