1. Sparta Military
The Spartan army emerged as a highly disciplined and closely co-coordinated battle army.1 Sparta was by far the most powerful and important state in Greece at the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War and she maintained this position for more than a quarter of a century, until her defeat at the battle of Leuctura in 371.2 Sparta's" armies were fearless and they equipped themselves with the best soldiers. ... The discipline was very strict and the men were punished frequently. ... The whole elaborate system of training was designed to one end-the bolstering up of a naturally timorous peop...
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