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Why the Spartan didn't fear deaf
- George Harold Francis Dear
- Jun 2, 2015
- 1 min read
The ancient Spartan eat a speal diet. Know as black soup / black broth, was a staple soup made of boiled pigs' legs, blood, salt and vinegar.
The armies of Sparta mainly ate this. It was not a delicacy, but used for sustenance.
According to legend, a man from Sybaris, a city in southern Italy infamous for its luxury and gluttony (which gave rise to the wordsybarite), after tasting the Spartans' black soup remarked with disgust, "Now I know why the Spartans do not fear death"
"Now I know why the Spartans do not fear death"
