The Krypteia - Sparta's Secret Police DOCUMENTARY

History documentary on the mysterious Spartan Krypteia. If you love history, you know the truth is never one-sided. See all sides of today’s news at http://ground.news/Invicta and get 40% off the Vantage plan. In this Units of History episode we delve into the mysterious existence of the Krypteia. Only mentioned briefly by our sources, it has long been a subject of much debate. But today we piece together the clues to reconstruct their history. This begins with the tracing of two plausible origin stories. We then discuss the Helot problem and how the institution of the Krypteia may have played a key role in keeping them suppressed. And finally we trace the service history of the unit over the centuries until its eventual disappearance. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:59 Disclaimers 06:23 Origins 08:36 The Helots 11:50 Helotry vs Slavery 13:48 The Helot Problem 15:38 Krypteia Recruitment 18:16 Operations 22:32 Krypeteia Scouts 26:04 Outro Sources: Plato, Laws, 1.633 Plutarch, Lycurgus, 28 Plutarch, Kleomenes, 28 Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.80 #history #documentary #spartan