01-31-2012, 07:35 AM
It really depends on many factors such as terrain, leaders, equipment...
Let's not forget the Spartan led under Leonidas at Thermopylae were no less well trained than the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra, in which the Thebans were able to outwit and outsmart the predictable Spartans. The Spartans were so conservative and traditional that they refused to evolve better techniques and essentially taught they Thebans how to fight them.
The Spartans refused to build walls and siege equipment even, that's how traditional they were. Had the warrior state of Sparta kept their excellent agoge training in addition to exploiting new fighting techniques they could have dominated the known world, but unfortunately they didn't.
That said even though I tend to more interested in Roman history, I find the Spartans exceptionally interesting
Let's not forget the Spartan led under Leonidas at Thermopylae were no less well trained than the Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra, in which the Thebans were able to outwit and outsmart the predictable Spartans. The Spartans were so conservative and traditional that they refused to evolve better techniques and essentially taught they Thebans how to fight them.
The Spartans refused to build walls and siege equipment even, that's how traditional they were. Had the warrior state of Sparta kept their excellent agoge training in addition to exploiting new fighting techniques they could have dominated the known world, but unfortunately they didn't.
That said even though I tend to more interested in Roman history, I find the Spartans exceptionally interesting
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-Matt
-Matt
