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April 30, 2021 at 9:00 am
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In the second episode of the current season of the TV show Lego Masters, contestants were asked to build a castle then watch it be destroyed by a bowling ball.
In the lucky dip that followed, teammates Fleur and Sarah drew a Spartan figure to signal their theme for the task (others worked on Viking, Medieval or samurai strongholds). They went on to build a giant Spartan warrior, standing protectively against white city walls.
In the second episode of the current season of the TV show Lego Masters, contestants were asked to build a castle then watch it be destroyed by a bowling ball.
In the lucky dip that followed, teammates Fleur and Sarah drew a Spartan figure to signal their theme for the task (others worked on Viking, Medieval or samurai strongholds). They went on to build a giant Spartan warrior, standing protectively against white city walls.
The inclusion of Sparta in a gathering of Lego warrior figurines might seem incongruous to those familiar with ancient history. Sparta, located in Greece’s southern peninsula, the Peloponnese, was one of the oldest and most powerful Greek city-states. Helen, whose abduction started the Trojan War, was married to the king of Sparta in Homer’s Iliad (probably composed in the 8th century BCE).