Spartan
“They returned to their monotonous existence, punctuated only by the passing seasons and their work in the fields.
Talos had become a strong young man and, as he was often out on his own, he began to seek the company of other young people. The remote position of his grandfather’s cottage, near the high spring, had kept him separated from other children throughout his boyhood. But the Helots were used to living such isolated lives in the fields and pastures because the Spartans had always pre...vented them from gathering in villages. Only the old men recalled the ancient times when the Helot people had their own cities, surrounded by walls and crowned by towers.
They told of the dead city, abandoned on Mount Ithome, in the heart of Messenia. The towers, crumbled and corroded by time, now served as nests for crows and sparrowhawks. Figs and wild olive trees had sunk their roots among the dilapidated houses.
But beneath those moss-covered ruins slept the ancient kings.MoreLess
Talos had become a strong young man and, as he was often out on his own, he began to seek the company of other young people. The remote position of his grandfather’s cottage, near the high spring, had kept him separated from other children throughout his boyhood. But the Helots were used to living such isolated lives in the fields and pastures because the Spartans had always pre...vented them from gathering in villages. Only the old men recalled the ancient times when the Helot people had their own cities, surrounded by walls and crowned by towers.
They told of the dead city, abandoned on Mount Ithome, in the heart of Messenia. The towers, crumbled and corroded by time, now served as nests for crows and sparrowhawks. Figs and wild olive trees had sunk their roots among the dilapidated houses.
But beneath those moss-covered ruins slept the ancient kings.MoreLess
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