The Spartan army was made up of Spartan men who have been trained in the art of warfare since they could walk.
Yes
In Sparta, the government was headed by two hereditary kings who were pulled from an upper class made up of lifetime military scholars. These men lived most of their lives in barracks, devoted to the arts of war.
The communist group (Bolsheviks) made up the Red Army; the Non-communist group (the Tsar's men) made up the White Army.
"Hoi Homoloi", which meant "The Similars"
4 days becuase the persian leader thought it was a joke that greece was standing up to him.
the spartan army
The armour, weapons, tools, and everything else used by the Spartan army was made by a slave class called helots.
No, there was no school for spartan boys. From the age of six; legitamate, pure spartan boys started their rigorous training for the army.
Yes
They were not servants of the army - they WERE the army which they made up and controlled. Service in the army was a major part of their life. They started training as boys, and were involved in expeditionary forces at various ages, depending on the need. In defence of their city, they turned out no matter how old they were.
Why would the Spartans fight a Spartan army? At the pass of Thermopylae 300 Spartan heavy infantry and 2,100 Spartan light infantry were part of a Greek force of about 8,000 which fought a delaying action against a Persian army in 480 BCE.
Where and when.
the Bolshieviks made up the Red army, and the Non-communists made up the White army
in 371 b.c
in 371 b.c
Quite big. Since Athens was on the coast. A lot bigger than Spartan's army, since the Spartan army was land-based.
In Sparta, the government was headed by two hereditary kings who were pulled from an upper class made up of lifetime military scholars. These men lived most of their lives in barracks, devoted to the arts of war.