User:PericlesIsMyWaifu/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Gorgo, Queen of Sparta

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article due to a personal interest in Sparta, likely stemming from exposure to it from pop-culture works like Assassin's Creed: Odyssey or Halo. Despite, or perhaps because of the blatant ahistorical nature of those works, I believe it's more important to provide accurate information related to the period lest the popular perception of the period influence how history is viewed by the majority of people (consider the impact the film/play Amadeus made on the popular perception of the relationship between Mozart and Salieri). On first impression, the article appears brief, but provides some basic information on Gorgo. It appears well-cited and doesn't appear to have any glaring issues, shortness aside.

Evaluate the article
Upon closer inspection, there are several issues present in the article. Most obviously is the aforementioned shortness. Most sections feel like they could be elaborated on, either by providing more detail or Gorgo herself of bringing in more historical context regarding the major events that effected her. As noted in the talk page, the title "Queen of Sparta" is a misnomer and should be removed and replaced with something akin to "Consort to Leonidas I." The "Family History" section feels tangential and should either be refocused to Gorgo, shortened to only the most essential details, or excised entirely. There is also an entire paragraph in this section lacking citation aside from a single parenthetical citation at the beginning, which I don't believe is standard for Wikipedia. The image and caption are serviceable, but the caption could go into some additional detail such as the location where the sculpture was found or when it is dated. This is more reflective of the shortness of the rest of the article, but it is nonetheless worth noting that the "Popular Culture" section is the longest section in the article barring the references. This speaks to how much Sparta, especially the Sparta contemporary to Golgo, is present in popular culture and viewed through that lens rather than through more historical contexts. Overall, this article feels seriously underdeveloped, and needs to have more detail added in multiple areas and the focus kept primarily on the subject.