In ancient Sparta, weak or deformed children were often abandoned or killed as part of their strict eugenics policy aimed at maintaining a strong and capable population. This practice was rooted in the belief that only the fittest should survive to ensure the strength and success of the state. The harsh societal norms prioritized military prowess and discipline, reflecting the Spartan commitment to a warrior culture. Such actions were seen as a means of protecting the community's overall strength and stability.
If a new born spartan was to look weak, deformed, have any body like difficulty the Spartans will throw them over a cliff to the landscape below killing the infant as they can have no troubles in their soilders or citizens for war or combat
The sick, the weak and the handy capped where killed first.
people will hold her back while the great spartan soilders got rid of the weak baby
In ancient Sparta, unwanted children, particularly those deemed weak or deformed, were often abandoned or left to die. This practice was part of the Spartan eugenics mindset, which prioritized a strong and healthy population for their militaristic society. Newborns were evaluated by elders, and those not meeting the rigorous standards of strength and health were discarded, reflecting Sparta's harsh approach to maintaining their warrior culture.
No they didn't die, they were killed. Weak babies. children and people in Sparta were not allowed. They were bred to be fighters, to be warriors and to be the best. So anything subpar was killed.
no only if the baby is deformed or weak
Yes, and they were either thrown off a cliff or drowned. They figured the weak were no use to Sparta because its main focus was its military. Yes, if the babies were weak or sick, they would be dropped off a cliff or turned into a helot, a slave to the Spartans. Spartans only looked for strong babies for their military. If the baby was weak or deformed, it would be no use because they proved a weak spot in the phalanx. They needed someone to watch their allies backs while maintaining form.
Where the weak are killed and buried.
Because of the infant's weak/deformed physical nature. But there are many version of 'excuses' in this case. (Or something like that.) Additional: Most likely, the infants were thrown into, (I don't know if there was a pit or cave), a certain mountain called Mt.Taytarus.
Such children were abandoned to the elements, evidentally taken out to some backwater part of town and abandoned. This is of course, Barbarian.
No. But this question my refer to the Jews from the ghettos, in which case the answer would be: Yes. In the begining it was the strong, the able bodied males who were first killed. But after the Nazis realised that Jews could be used for slave labour, it was the weak, the elderly, the sick and the children who were killed before those who could work.
No! They were not. They were often sent to be killed because they were considered weak and unable to work. No one was treated well during the holocaust.