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That really depends what kind of spear you mean. In the 7th century BC, the Greeks evolved a new close-order infantry formation, the phalanx. The key to this formation was the hoplite, who was equipped with a large, circular, bronze-faced shield (hoplon) and a 7--9 ft. (2--2.75 m) spear with an iron head and bronze butt-spike (doru).
The 4th century saw major changes. One was the greater use of peltasts, light infantry armed with spear and javelins. The other was the development of the sarissa, a two-handed pike 18 ft. (5.5 m) in length.
The Macedonian xyston was 12--14 ft. (3.6--4.2 m) in length and could be used with one or both hands.
I found all this on Wikipedia, and there is much more information there, but I'm just filling you in on the basics.
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∙ 13y ago9 feet. It was called a Doru.
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What Spartan girls trained and competed in wrestling and spear throwing in order to become which?
defenders of their homes
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it was very thick as they had to fight with it
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Harpoon
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300 to 400 in the spartan 1 project, 250 to 300 in the spartan 2 project, and less then 200 in the spartan 3 project.
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a helment,sheld,and a spear.
When was the spartan spear made?
im trying to find out aswell.... :(
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spartan he just blocks & sticks his spear out &/or grabs his sword & chops off the pirate's head. Under certain circumstances a spartan can defeat a pirate bare handed. if the pirate has a gun but spartan knows what it can do spartan just runs up & stabs him or throws his spear before pirate can pull out the gun.
What was the equipment they used in the Spartan military?
Helmet, cuirass, spear, sword, sandals.
What Spartan girls trained and competed in wrestling and spear throwing in order to become which?
defenders of their homes
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What weapons did the Spartans use?
Mainly spear and shield. Spartan hoplites (infantry) used relatively short swords (xiphos) as a secondary weapon.
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Yes.
Long spear used to catch big aquatic animals?
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