>these are Sparta's walls What did he mean by this?

>>1682045
A city is well-fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick

To those who proposed to build a wall around Sparta, Lycurgus said: "A wall of men, instead of bricks, is best."

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Semper Fi motherfucker.

Molon Labe.

Lend A Hand!

>>1682048
t. Plutarch writing 1st century AD fan fiction

>tfw ithese anecdotes are nevertheless pretty based

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It means that Sparta keeps itself vital by disregarding citywalls and instead defending it with the body of its own people itself.

Sparta is its people, it lives by its people, and dies by its people.

>>1682474

So you're saying we need less of a wall on the beaner border and more men with spears/guns?