THE SPARTAN PRACTICE OF SELECTIVE INFANTICIDE AND ITS PARALLELS IN ANCIENT UTOPIAN TRADITION

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Murder is common in most cultural ancient cultures including Ancient Greece, Rome, India, China, and Japan. There are many forms of killing such as supernatural personality and troops sacrificed by children, which are said to have been done in ancient Carthage. However, many societies believe that child's sacrifice is morally unpleasant and does not consider infant murder as religious or spiritual. This practice is not very common, but still exists in areas of poverty and over-population, such as China and some of India. Back then and now girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual selective infant murder.

In the ancient world, infant murder was a troublesome general act, but in Sparta, this practice was organized and managed by the state. All Spartan babies were taken to the inspector's committee to check physical defects and those who did not meet the criteria died forcefully. Ancient historian Plutarch said that these "born" Spartan babies were thrown into the abyss at the foot of the target, but most historians believe this as a myth now. If a Spartan baby is judged unsuitable as a soldier's future obligation, it may be abandoned on the hillside of a nearby hill. If left as it is, the child died in the exposure or was adopted by being rescued by a stranger.

It begins in early childhood. When the Sparta baby was born, the soldiers came to the house and scrutinized it to judge its strength. The baby is immersed in wine, not water to see the reaction. If the baby is weak, the Spartans will expose it to the hillside or take it as a helot. In ancient culture, it is common to kill infants, but the Spartans are particularly annoying about their children. This is not just a matter of family, the state of the city determines the fate of the child. The nurse has primary care for the baby and does not love it.

Other ancient civilizations such as Rome, Athens, Sparta, etc. carried out infant murder through exposure and execution as a form of phenotypic choice. In Sparta, newborn babies were examined by urban elder who determines the fate of the baby. If a child can be considered unable to live, it is usually exposed in Apothetae near Taygetus Hill. Infant testing includes immersing them in wine and exposing them to elements. For Sparta, this will ensure that only the strongest people can survive and receive treatment. Adolf Hitler regarded Sparta as the first "Folkish State" while admiring Sparta's selective infant murder policy despite believing that Spartan children were completely killed. And no exposure