10 Facts About Spartan army

Spartan army stood at the center of the Spartan state, citizens trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society.

Spartan army boys deemed strong enough entered the agoge regime at the age of seven, undergoing intense and rigorous military training.

Term "Spartan army" became in modern times synonymous with simplicity by design.

One of the major problems of the later Spartan army society was the steady decline in its fully enfranchised citizens, which meant a decline in available military manpower: the number of Spartiates decreased from 6, 000 in 640 BC to 1, 000 in 330 BC.

The hippeis belonged to the first mora and were the Spartan army's elite, being deployed on the honorary right side of the battle line.

Spartan male's involvement with the army began in infancy when the Gerousia first inspected him.

Any baby judged weak or deformed was left at Mount Taygetus to die since the Spartan army society was no place for those who could not fend for themselves.

The Spartan army proceeding was led by the king, with the skiritai and cavalry detachments acting as an advance guard and scouting parties.

Spartan army hoplites were often depicted bearing a transverse horsehair crest on their helmet, which was possibly used to identify officers.

Since the early 3rd century BC, the pilos helmet had become almost standard within the Spartan army, being in use by the Spartans until the end of the Classical era.