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Which part and period of Sparta? Which social stratum? It makes a huge difference whether you're a Spartiate, a free non-citizen or one of the 85% of society that were public slaves, subject to all sorts of violence and abuse and probably fighting for your survival so hard that there isn't a whole lot of room for sexual self-determination or expression.
Also, that shield seems to small for hoplite.
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