The Spartans (Trade Editions) - Softcover

Sekunda, Nicholas

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9781855329485: The Spartans (Trade Editions)

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ISBN 10: 1855329484 ISBN 13: 9781855329485

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 1999

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This book is available in North America ONLY. If you live elsewhere in the world and would like to read this book, please see Elite 66: The Spartans. This book is identical in content and price only the cover differs. 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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About the Author:

Nicholas Sekunda was born in 1953. After studying Ancient History and Archaeology at Manchester University, he went on to take his Ph.D. in 1981. He has taken part in archaeological excavations in Poland, Iran and Greece, participated in a research project on ancient Persian warfare for the British institute of Persian Studies. He has published numerous books and academic articles, and is currently teaching at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology in Torun, Poland. Richard Hook is one of the world's greatest military illustrators and has contributed to more than 30 Osprey titles. He is also an authority on the native peoples of North America, a subject for which he has had a life-long passion.

Synopsis:

The crimson-cloaked Spartans were the most formidable military force in the Ancient World. It was the Spartan hoplites that faced the Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. Nick Sekunda describes their history, organisation, dress and the weapons they used.

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