Spartan army

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activePeriod c. 8th century BC – 146 BC
gptkbp:ageOfEnlistment age 7 (training)
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Peloponnesian_League
gptkbp:armament bronze cuirass
aspis (shield)
gptkbp:component gptkb:Helots
gptkb:Perioikoi
gptkb:Spartiates
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:declinedAfter defeat by Thebes
loss of citizen population
gptkbp:depictedIn various ancient texts
film '300'
gptkbp:disbanded 146 BC
gptkbp:discipline strict
gptkbp:famousFor military discipline
phalanx formation
training of hoplites
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spartan army
gptkbp:language gptkb:Doric_Greek
gptkbp:leader gptkb:ephors
kings of Sparta
gptkbp:legacy influenced Western military tradition
gptkbp:militaryBranch mora
enomotia
lochos
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:polemarch
enomotarch
lochagos
mora commander
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Plataea
gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Thermopylae
gptkbp:notableEvent defeat at Battle of Leuctra
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Agesilaus_II
gptkb:Cleomenes_I
Leonidas I
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Athenian_army
gptkbp:penalty severe
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ancient_Greek_religion
gptkbp:reputation invincibility
gptkbp:serviceAge 20–60 years
gptkbp:symbol Greek letter lambda (Λ)
gptkbp:tactics phalanx
gptkbp:trainingSystem gptkb:agoge
gptkbp:weapon doru (spear)
xiphos (short sword)
gptkbp:womenRole non-combatant, but trained physically
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Homoioi
gptkb:Athenian_army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6