[OT] Spartan Special on History Channel

CrazyMage · Oct 1, 2002

Greek History fans and potential fans--check out the History Channel, Monday night at 8 Central. 2 hour show on the Spartans.

tleilaxu · Oct 1, 2002

On the banks of the red cedar, there's a school that's known to all...
Their specialty is winning, them spartans play good ball

MeepoTheMighty · Oct 1, 2002

Now for a cheer they are here, triumphant!
Here they come with banners flying,
In stalwart step they're nighing,
With shouts of vict'ry crying,
We hurrah, hurrah, we greet you now,
Hail!

Far we their praises sing
For the glory and fame they've bro't us
Loud let the bells them ring
For here they come with banners flying
Far we their praises tell
For the glory and fame they've bro't us
Loud let the bells them ring
For here they come with banners flying
Here they come, Hurrah!

Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan
the leaders and best
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan,
the champions of the West!

We cheer them again
We cheer and cheer again
For Michigan, we cheer for Michigan
We cheer with might and main
We cheer, cheer, cheer
With might and main we cheer!

Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan,
the champions of the West!

More on topic, I hate my cable company. I don't get the History Channel unless I fork over another $20 a month for the "digital" package, which basically has the History channel and a bunch of crap I'd never watch.

Dragongirl · Oct 1, 2002

Spartans = elite bisexual male dominated society.

CrazyMage · Oct 1, 2002

Ummmm, Meepo, it's the OTHER Spartans. They didn't play that song during the show, but maybe that will be in part II on tomorrow.

PS Go Badgers!

Bran Blackbyrd · Oct 1, 2002

There weren't enough explosions, so I changed the channel.

I once wrote a poem called The Spartan.

Aaron L · Oct 1, 2002

Very good show.

Kibo · Oct 1, 2002

Clarification?

Dragongirl said:
Spartans = elite bisexual male dominated society.

Are you refering to the greeks the college or both?

Storm Raven · Oct 1, 2002

Dragongirl said:
Spartans = elite bisexual male dominated society.

Just as a side note: were there any contemporary societies that were not male dominated? It seems like having a male dominated society was about par for the course in the ancient world.

And given that most of the Greek world was pretty accepting of bisexuality, were there any contemporary Greek socieities that did not have a bisexual element?

Taren Nighteyes · Oct 1, 2002

It was a very good show. Pretty accurate from what I have read/learned through the various readings and classes I have taken.

The show didn't go further into the later war with Athens and the result of that conflict. (On Sparta, Athens, and Greece as a whole), but I guess they were focusing on what MADE Sparta what it was, and not what DESTROYED Spartan society.

Taren Nighteyes