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Spartan Warfare Strategy

What made Spartan Warfare unique?

Spartan Warfare Strategy

It was unique because they had a single minded focus purely on victory in war. To achieve this they didn't think twice about adopting a ruthless approach, which even involved abandoning weak five year old's in the jungle as they would be a burden rather then a strength to the army.

Why did the Spartans win almost every war against the Persians?

Why did the Spartans win almost every war against the Persian?

The Spartans won almost every war because of a few reasons:

1) The Spartans were well armored and the Persians were not used to fighting well armored opponents

2) Another reason the Spartans won almost every war was because of their bravery. They were ruthless warriors and one of their most sacred rules was that, "A Spartan cannot retreat, he will either win or die".

3) The Spartans had Athens on their side. Without Athens, Greece would have been easily conquered by the Persians. Here are a few reasons why:

  • Athens had the best navy in all of Greece, there was no way any other Greek city could defeat Athens navy.
  • Athens was smart. Their city was literally named after the Greek goddess of Wisdom, Athena. Also, most famous philosophers like Plato and Socrates were from Athens.

Spartans defeating Persians because of their strong armor at Platea

What if education had also been a priority for Spartans?

  • Then Greece would definitely have been conquered by the Persians.

  • The Spartans focus on putting country before family, helped them make their army strong and disciplined, and therefore, a powerful force Then, the Spartans would not have been as strong they were now and their training would not make them as disciplined and as strong as they were.

  • Although if they had focused more on education they would be smarter and would have been more strategic and would have developed better communication strategies.

  • Also, they would have not perfected their famous phalanx formation. The Phalanx formation was very important because it helped kill many Persian soldiers during the battle of Thermopylae which was the only passage to Greece during the Persian war.

Spartan soldier

Spartans vs. Persians

Spartan vs. Persian Warfare Strategy

Spartans were superior in their soldier training methods, choice of armor and weapons as compared to the Persians. However, Persians won when it came to battleground strategy, because they had an equal focus on education along with warfare.

How was Spartan armor strong and durable vs. Persian armor?

How was Spartan armor strong and durable vs Persian armor?

Armor of Spartan general

What was Spartan armor made of?

  • Spartan armor was made of 2 materials, Bronze and Brass.

  • Spartan boots were made of leather.

  • The Spartans wore chitons(Greek pants) as greaves(Leg armor).

  • The Spartans felt that this armor intimidated their enemies.

What was Spartan armor made of?

Picture of what Spartan armor was made of

What was Persian armor made of?

What was Persian armor made of?

  • Persian armor was made of a heavy leather coat which was often covered with overlapping dishes of bronze, iron, and gold (for kings and other nobles)

  • The Persians were the inventors of pants and used them as their greaves, which was also overlapped with a bit of chainmail!

  • The helmet was made of iron and a bit of chainmail.

Picture of how Persian armor looks like

Which was stronger - Persian armor or Spartan armor?

Which is stronger?

Spartan armor is definitely stronger.

The bronze and brass can not be penetrated by arrows of archers, who formed a huge number of the Persian forces.

How did Spartans train their soldiers vs. Persians?

How were Spartan soldiers trained vs Persian soldiers?

Spartan soldier

How did the Spartans train their soldiers?

How did Spartans train their soldiers?

How did the Persians train their soldiers?

How did Persians train their soldiers?

  • The Persians trained their soldiers by training every boy in archery, sword fighting, and horse riding at the age of 5.

  • After that he spent 14 years in compulsory military service.

  • The best ones became the king's guard or an Immortal

  • Up to the age of 50 a Persian could be called to serve in the army multiple times.

Persian soldier practicing archery

What weapons did Spartans use and what were they made of vs. what Persians used?

What weapons did Spartans use vs. the weapons Persians used?

Spartan Dory

Persian Tabar

Spartan Weapons

Spartan Xiphos

Spartan dory

Spartan weapons

A Spartan's main weapons were:

  • A spear called a dory. The Dory spear has a point on both ends, made of iron and the handle is made of bronze.

  • A shield with the Lambda sign in the center of the shield. The Lambda sign is the Greek letter for "L", and so it translates having L for Lambocia or S for Sparta.

A Spartan's secondary weapon was:

  • A sword called a Xiphos. The blade of the Xiphos is made of iron and the hilt is made of bronze.

Spartan shield

Persian weapons

Persian Tabar

Persian

Weapons

A Persian's primary weapons would be:

  • A sword called Shamshir, the hilt is made of ivory and the blade of steel.
  • A knife and a spear just in case their sword had fallen in battle.

The Persian's cavalry had:

  • a bow and arrow
  • a battle ax called a Tabar.

A Persian archer had:

  • A bow and arrows
  • A knife for closed ranged combat

Persian Shamshir

Why was the Persian war strategy better than the Spartan war strategy?

Why was the Persian war strategy better than Spartan war strategy?

The Persian strategy was better for 3 reasons:

  • The Persians attacked from 3 sides so the enemy only had one side to retreat, and the 4th side was a dangerous one.

  • The Persians were smart enough to ask allies for help. For example, a Persian king could marry his son or daughter of to a powerful empire, so they could use their powerful armies during war time

  • The Persians actually took time to build their army, which is very useful in warfare; If you take your time to build up your army, you can 1) scare the enemy and 2) increase your chance of winning

Persian strategy

Picture showing what Persian should have looked like.

How did this civilization's innovation contribute to today’s world?

Analysis Paragraph

This contributed to today's world because the training system of the Spartans was adopt by militaries of the modern world, but these militaries have changed the system a bit, like for example, they have removed that soldiers are encouraged to steal. Also, did you know that the Scots adopted the phalanx formation during the 1700s but they used pike's instead of spears.

Clip from the movie Braveheart showing Scots using the Phalanx formation in the 1700s

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