Sparta and Its Law

Sparta was the first massive reaction against the inevitable decadence brought by the comfort of civilization, and as such, there is much to learn from it in this era of biological and moral degradation induced by the technological society. The Spartans were able to advance millimetrically to all the vices produced by civilization, and doing so, they placed themselves at the top of the pyramid of power. All the current elite military traditions are in a way the heirs of what took place in Sparta, and this points to the survival of the Spartan mission.

I have collected data from various sources, giving priority to the classic ones. The historian and priest of Apollo in the sanctuary of Delphi, Plutarch (46 EC-125 CE), in his works "Ancient customs of the Spartans" and "Life of Lycurgus" gives us valuable information about the Spartan life and about the laws Spartans, and much of what we know about the Spartans today is thanks to him. Xenophon (430 BCE-334 BCE), historian and philosopher who sent his children to be educated in Sparta, is another good source of information, in his writing "Constitution of the Lacedaemonians". Plato (427 BCE-347 BCE), in his well-known "Republic" shows us his concept of how a superior state should be governed, enumerating many measures that seem straight out of Sparta, because it inspired him.

Today our academic indoctrinators vaguely teach that Sparta was a militaristic and brutal state overturned completely in power, and whose system of education and training was very hard. They present us to the Spartans, broadly speaking, as efficient, rough and brainless soldiers, who were "only interested in war." This is a deliberately distorted reflection of what they really were, and is mainly due to what some decadent Athenians have told us, dressed up with the bad faith of those who currently handle information, who intend to distort History to serve economic and social interests. other types.

The Spartans left an indelible spiritual imprint. The simple fact that even today the adjective "Spartan" designates qualities of hardness, severity, coarseness, resistance, stoicism and discipline, gives us an idea of ​​the enormous role played by Sparta. It was much more than a simple State: it was an archetype, it was the greatest exponent of the war doctrine. Behind the perfect façade of brave men and athletic women hid the most religious, disciplined and ascetic people of all Greece, who cultivated wisdom in a discreet and laconic way, away from the hustle and bustle that had already appeared.