@leonidasofspartaoriginal: WAR MUSIC USE OF THE AULOS(An aulos (Ancient Greek: αὐλός, plural αὐλοί, auloi) or tibia (Latin) was an ancient Greek wind instrument, depicted often in art and also attested by archaeology) IN SPARTAN MILITARY CONTEXT The Spartans’ use of the aulos in military contexts is a key part of the reason why it is often assumed that the Spartans only used music of military purposes. The claim that the Spartans were only interested in military music is tied most closely to two Athenian sources. First, in Thucydides’ discussion of the opening of the Battle of Mantinea (5.69-70), while the Argives get a pre-battle speech to pep them up, the Lacedaemonians sing war-songs that urge them to remember their training. Thucydides further contrasts the Spartans with the Argives, who march into battle “highly-strung” and “with heated-passion”. #warmusic #spartan #ancientgreece #warfare

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