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iirc they (THE PERSIANS) were against slavery, which is pretty forward for that age and region...
Who was against slavery? Spartans? They had slaves, actually they had tonnes of slaves.
They had so many slaves that they were constantly afraid of a slave revolt, so trained relentlessly to be able to put it down. Slaves are the reason Sparta is Sparta.
see edited above, was referring to the Persians, not the spartans.
edited for clarity above, meant: The Persians.
Individual Spartans didn't have slaves (like other nations, where individuals owned slaves). Instead, the Spartan military state owned all slaves called "Helots". So yeah, the movie 300 is very far from reality.
edited for clarity above, meant: The Persians.