Forum:26th Century Spartans named after ancient ones?

I saw this on the 480 B.C.E. page, and all I could think was, "wtf?"
 * The SPARTAN-IIs and SPARTAN-IIIs are definitively named after the ones of Ancient Greece, a la Halo: Fall of Reach. ;-) Cheers, Relen tless Recu sant 'o the Halopedia Team [[Image:Fleet Admiral.jpg|25px]] TALK • SPEAK 16:59, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * And SPARTAN-Is, can't forget them. -- Dragonc laws ( talk ) 21:37, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

there was an ancient Spartan named John, Fred, and Kelly?

Hawkeye out! --SPARTAN-077(Talk) 18:30, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

The SPARTAN-I program was named for the Spartans of Sparta, and the SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III were just upgrades of the SPARTAN-I program. However, I doubt there were any Johns, Freds, or Kellies at Thermopylae.
 * -- Master Gunnery Sergeant  Hank J Wimbleton IV COMHalo: Galaxy 18:51, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Imagine the "300" Spartans commanded by the mighty warrior... "Bob." Incongruous, no?  SPARTAN-091   HelmetComm undefined Juliet

Sorry to burst you'r bubble... they were lead by Leonidas.SpecOps ODST 19:01, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

The original SPARTAN-I was an all-volunteer program, the only reason they were called SPARTANS was because they were supposed to be soldiers that would overcome tremendous odds. When the SPARTAN-II and -III projects came along, they decided to keep the SPARTAN project name because they would be taking children at a very young age. (6 for SPARTAN-II, various for SPARTAN-III) They kept it because the Spartans of Sparta trained their young boys to be soldiers from the age of 6. Echelon3 19:53, 12 July 2007 (UTC)