Intelligence of Ancient Greece

>>3142889
1) yes

2) first Sparta succeeded in preventing the rise of the Athenian empire, then when Alexanders empire came around the massive amounts of low level hellenized cultures outpaced the ability of the cultural centers to maintain the general quality. With the loss of the Persian Empire as a constant existential threat Hellenic culture lost its discipline, leading to general stagnation until they were conquered by Rome

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>>3142889
Not really. The Ancient Greeks were pretty abysmal in their ability to cooperate with one another as well and most time was wasted infighting. If transported to today, they wouldn't be too different from their modern counterparts desu. The Greeks didn't get dumber, it's the rest of the civilized world that has left them behind.

>muh turkish rape babies

1). There is no genetic evidence of significant Turkish mixture.

2). Turks are primarily descended from ancient Anatolians anyway though with non-negligible (around 15%) central Asian mixture. Nevertheless, the point is that Greeks and Turks have never look that different from each other anyway.

were 18th century french more intelligent than modern french?
were 19th century british more intelligent than modern british?
were 1950s americans more intelligent than modern americans?

no no and no

is OP a moron?

absolutely yes

>>3142963
>1). There is no genetic evidence of significant Turkish mixture.

Aside from the Ottoman occupation and 1.2 million Anatolians imported in the 1920s into a population of 6 million (20% overnight demographic change) you have a great point