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Sparta was a city in the ancient Greek state of Lakedaimon, the only state in Greece to have a full-time army. The institutions of the state and the system of education were organised with a view to creating superbly trained soldiers. Isocrates compared the Lakedaimonian political community to a military camp and Aristotyle criticised the Lakedaimonian constitution because it was organised entirely to promote military virtue. Nick Sekunda examines this ancient military machine, describing the organisational system of the Spartan army, the battles they fought and the society that produced them.

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Introduction · Organisation · Dress · Hoplite Weaponry · Other Arms · Conclusion · The Plates

The Spartan Army

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    A Paperback / softback by Nicholas Sekunda, Richard Hook

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 11/11/1998
      ISBN13: 9781855326590, 978-1855326590
      ISBN10: 1855326590

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sparta was a city in the ancient Greek state of Lakedaimon, the only state in Greece to have a full-time army. The institutions of the state and the system of education were organised with a view to creating superbly trained soldiers. Isocrates compared the Lakedaimonian political community to a military camp and Aristotyle criticised the Lakedaimonian constitution because it was organised entirely to promote military virtue. Nick Sekunda examines this ancient military machine, describing the organisational system of the Spartan army, the battles they fought and the society that produced them.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction · Organisation · Dress · Hoplite Weaponry · Other Arms · Conclusion · The Plates

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