Hoplites were heavily armored soldiers in Ancient Sparta. They equipped with a shield, spear, sword, and full body armor. Soldiers mainly used their spears as a main weapon which means the spear will be their first used weapon. They use their swords once they either lose their spears or just want to use the sword instead of the spear. Soldiers use their shields to defend themselves from enemies.
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The Spartan warThese soldiers are basically the same as any ordinary soldier. The only difference will be that modern day soldiers will usually be armed with guns and more advanced equipment. Definition of hoplite-Heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece If the ancient spartan army wasn't so feared than Ancient Sparta might have been conquered many years before the actual time they were originally conquered. The reason why the Ancient Spartan was so successful was because from child to adult their whole focus on life was to fight and join the army. Therefore the became more and more brave and fearless over time. There are some problems with getting kids to concentrate on war their entire lives. The whole point of having a childhood is to have a childhood. When you are a kid, you want to play and have fun with your parents or your siblings. When all you're supposed to think about is war then you can't really live a proper life were supposed to live. I would have wanted to change the way that Sparta lives. Once Ancient Spartans are about teenagers then they should start getting into the study of armies and soldiers. Once they are in their mid twenty's then they should start learning more about combat on the battle field. That's what I would've changed if I could have. If I had access to all the resources, I would use it to make everyone's lives easier from the army to the people living in Sparta. I would have made new nicer houses and furniture. I would have used the resources to make brand new equipment for the army, and new food for everyone. In the movie 300 they used spartan swords |
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Ancient Spartan soldiers were called hoplites. Soldiers were heavily armored with bronze armor and weapons. They were complete with a shield and full body armor.
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Ancient Spartans used spears and swords. Spears were the main weapon, but after soldiers lost their main they could pull out their swords.
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