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In the archaeological museum in Sparta, the torso of a magnificent Spartan warrior is topped by a no less magnificent head, which is grinning from ear to ear. But was there room for humor in a state like Sparta? It’s true that the Greek God of wine, Dinoysus, had no festival there, but there was a temple to Gelos, god of laughter.

In fact the Spartans were famously witty. Socrates once said: “If you talk to any ordinary Spartan, he seems to be stupid. But eventually, like an expert marksman, he shoots in some brief remark that proves you to be only a child.” and when Philip II of Macedon invaded southern Greece, he sent a threatening message to the Spartans asking if he should come as friend of for. The reply was “Neither”. He then sent a nastier message to say that if he entered Laconia, he would raze Sparta. And other one-word message ame: “If.” ` Page 20

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