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Epilogue

Dulce et Decorum Est

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2023

Matthew A. Sears
Matthew A. Sears
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University of New Brunswick
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A meditation on how militaristic commemoration continues to influence attitudes towards war and increase the liklihood of more wars being fought in the future. Since the Spartans did not initially commemorate their wars as acts of liberation or altrusim, leading in the beginning to fewer rather than more wars, we should reconsider framing our wars as virtuous and selfless campaigns to help others, at least if we want wars to stop occurring.

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VimyHoraceTyrtaeusreceptionremembrance
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Sparta and the Commemoration of War , pp. 236 - 249
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Epilogue
  • Matthew A. Sears, University of New Brunswick
  • Book: Sparta and the Commemoration of War
  • Online publication: 08 December 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009023726.008
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  • Epilogue
  • Matthew A. Sears, University of New Brunswick
  • Book: Sparta and the Commemoration of War
  • Online publication: 08 December 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009023726.008
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  • Epilogue
  • Matthew A. Sears, University of New Brunswick
  • Book: Sparta and the Commemoration of War
  • Online publication: 08 December 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009023726.008
Available formats
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