04-11-2008, 05:16 PM
At the time of this battle the Spartan army was a mix of Spartiate and Perioeci hoplites, fighting side by side. So my gess is that of te the 3500 hoplites maybe half of them were of the Spartiate class. If you add the sciritai, the total number is just over 4000 hoplites. This had to be a full muster.
In 479 the Spartan (or Laconian) hoplite force was 10.000. So the great Earthquake and third Messinian revolt must have been devastating for not only the Spartans but also for the Perioeci.
In 479 the Spartan (or Laconian) hoplite force was 10.000. So the great Earthquake and third Messinian revolt must have been devastating for not only the Spartans but also for the Perioeci.
