{"product_id":"the-spartan-army-9781855326590","title":"The Spartan Army","description":"Although Sparta's early history is not clear, by the end of the 8th century most of the other cities of Lakedaimon had been reduced to subject status. The Lakedaimonians were the only full time army in ancient Greece and were thus truly an elite force. The institutions of the state and the system of education were organised with a view to creating superbly trained soldiers. Nick Sekunda examines this unique military machine in this book describing the organisational systems of the Spartan army through the Hellenistic period, how they were trained, the battles they fought, and the society that produced them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781855326590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.26w x 0.29d","brand":"Nicholas Sekunda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53241010389173,"sku":"9781855326590","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7a8f7613-4294-4a66-b004-e1e5bbf3b4d9.jpg?v=1788993645","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-spartan-army-9781855326590","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}