Author: Duncan Campbell and Illus. Steve Noon
Publisher: BANTAM (BDD)/RANDOM HOUSE, Jul 2012
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-84908-700-8
Synopsis
Explore Spartan warriors of the Ancient World, who were forbidden from engaging in manual labor & trained from an early age in a brutal regime that gave them the necessary discipline & endurance to withstand the pressures of phalanx warfare & endure all manner of hardships on campaign. 10x7.5 inches; 64 pgs.
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Immortalized through their exploits at the battle of Thermopylae under the legendary Leonidas, as well as countless other victories throughout the classical period, the Spartans were some of the best trained, organized, most feared and lethal warriors of the ancient world. This small state, known to the Ancient Greeks as Lakedaimon, situated in the southern Argolid developed one of the most successful military forces of the Ancient World. Their unique society, where serfs (helots) and non-citizen laborers (perioikoi) left the pure-bred men of Sparta free to concentrate all their energies on warfare.
This title will describe all aspect of the Spartan warriors life, from the earliest days of his training through his life in peace and war culminating in the battlefield experiences of these feared combatants. The Spartans saw widespread combat throughout the Peloponnese and beyond during the Greek and Persian and Peloponnesian wars, becoming the supreme Greek power following their eclipse of Athens until the battles of Leuctra and Mantineia saw their star wane.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Duncan B. Campbell is a specialist in ancient Greek and Roman warfare. He published his first paper in 1984, as an undergraduate at Glasgow University, and produced a complete re-assessment of Roman siegecraft for his PhD. His work has appeared in several international journals. He is a regular contributor to Ancient Warfare magazine.