Argument: Spartans Were Losers

Bret Devereaux

Bret Devereaux is a historian specializing in the Roman economy and military.

Articles by Bret Devereaux

A competitor dressed as a Spartan warrior takes part in the 2010 Tough Guy race in England, as fire rages in the background.

Spartans Were Losers

Argument

July 22, 2023, 6:00 AM

Bucha resident Tetiana Ustymenko weeps over the grave of her son.

What Makes Armies Commit Atrocities?

Argument

April 6, 2022, 4:14 PM

A screenshot from the Expeditions: Rome videogame.

A Shiny (and Wrong) Vision of Roman Imperialism

Review

March 6, 2022, 7:00 AM

An Afghan National Army soldier takes a selfie

The U.S. Military Needs to Learn How to Train Auxiliary Armies

Argument

October 3, 2021, 8:00 AM

A U.S. soldier dressed in a World War II military uniform picks up sand from Omaha beach next to a U.S. soldier looking at a man driving a horse sulky on the sidelines of a ceremony in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, western France, on June 5, 2019.

The U.S. Military Needs Citizen-Soldiers, Not Warriors

Argument

April 19, 2021, 5:22 PM

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