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Spartan army

By Richard Hook , Nicholas Sekunda

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1998
ISBN
9781855326590, 1855326590
Open Library ID
OL8993016M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13148663 bytes)
Series
Elite
Pages
67\67
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
Военные дисциплины;Оружие и военная техника;Osprey

Description

Although Sparta's early history is not clear, by the end of the 8th century most of the other cities of Lakedaimon had been reduced to subject status. The Lakedaimonians were the only full time army in ancient Greece and were thus truly an elite force. The institutions of the state and the system of education were organised with a view to creating superbly trained soldiers. Nick Sekunda examines this unique military machine in this book describing the organisational systems of the Spartan army through the Hellenistic period, how they were trained, the battles they fought, and the society that produced them.

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