# Ancient History Lesson For Me.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-history-lesson-for-me/185635 "2003-07-01T19:08:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-history-lesson-for-me/185635/21 "2003-07-03T20:41:19Z")

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On the subject of laconic comments: When the Greeks defeated the Persians at Plataea, the Greek generals inspected the captured, and incredibly lavish, command tent of the Persian general. The Spartan general Pausanias declared: “You see what fools these were, who live like this, yet came here to rob us of our poverty!”

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