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Spartans apparently had no written laws or records. Athens was excellent at keeping laws and records but hated the Spartans almost as much as they hated the Persians. How do we know that Spartas current history isn't a clever slander by Athens?

by /u/Felix_Roseboner in /r/AskHistorians

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