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The '''Spartan army''' was the center of the ancient [[Greece|Greek]] [[polis|city-state]] of [[Sparta]], where citizens were trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society. Spartan citizens were subjected to military training from a young age and they became one of the most feared military forces in the Greek world.
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The '''Spartan army''' was the center of the ancient [[Greece|Greek]] [[polis|city-state]] of [[Sparta]], where citizens were trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society. Spartan citizens were subjected to [[Agoge|military training]] from a young age and they became one of the most feared military forces in the Greek world.
   
 
Notable members of the army include [[Nikolaos]], [[Stentor]] and [[Brasidas]].
 
Notable members of the army include [[Nikolaos]], [[Stentor]] and [[Brasidas]].
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During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the Spartans were deployed across Greece and served as one of the primary armies of the [[Peloponnesian League]]. In this capacity, they fought against the [[Athenian military|army]] deployed by [[Athens]] and the [[Delian League]].<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the Spartans were deployed across Greece and served as one of the primary armies of the [[Peloponnesian League]]. In this capacity, they fought against the [[Athenian military|army]] deployed by [[Athens]] and the [[Delian League]].<ref name="ACOD">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
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In 431 BCE, the Spartan general Nikolaos led an invasion of [[Megaris]] alongside his adopted son Stentor. With the assistance of the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], they defeated the Athenians and claimed the region for Sparta.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Final Push]]</ref>
   
 
==Wars and battles==
 
==Wars and battles==
 
===Greco-Persian Wars===
 
===Greco-Persian Wars===
*[[Battle of Thermopylae|Thermopylae]]
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*[[Battle of Thermopylae]]
*[[Battle of Salamis|Salamis]]
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*[[Battle of Salamis]]
*[[Battle of Plataia|Plataia]]
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*[[Battle of Plataia]]
*[[Battle of Marathon|Marathon]]
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*[[Battle of Marathon]]
   
 
===Peloponnesian War===
 
===Peloponnesian War===
*[[Battle of Potidaea|Potidaea]]
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*[[Battle of Potidaea]]
*[[Battle of Pylos|Pylos]]
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*[[Battle of Megara]]
*[[Battle of Sphakteria|Sphakteria]]
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*[[Battle for the Silver Islands]]
*[[Battle of Amphipolis|Amphipolis]]
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*[[Battle of Pylos]]
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*[[Battle of Sphakteria]]
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*[[Battle of Amphipolis]]
   
 
==Military units==
 
==Military units==
 
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ACOD Symbol of Sparta.PNG|Symbol of Sparta and the military
ACOD - Spartan hopelite render.png|Hoplite
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ACOD - Spartan hopelite render.png|Spartan Phalangite
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ACOD_Spartan_brute.png|Spartan Hypatist
ACOD_Spartan_Strategos.png|Hoplite Commander
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ACOD_Spartan_Strategos.png|Sparta Hoplite Commander
ACOD_Spartan_berserker.png|''Strategos''
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ACOD_Spartan_berserker.png|Spartan ''Strategos''
ACOD_Spartan_Heavy_soldier.png|Ekdromos
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ACOD_Spartan_Heavy_soldier.png|Spartan Ekdromos
 
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==Behind the scenes==
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In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', specific units of the Spartan army carried specific default weapons: brutes bore [[Stone Axe]]s, the heavy soldiers had [[Kopis (Odyssey)|kopides]], while both the light soldiers and hoplites used [[Javelin (Odyssey)|javelins]]. The ''strategoi'', anachronistically, carried around polearms akin to a [[voulge]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
 
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
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**''[[Spears for Hire]]''
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**''[[For Democracy!]]''
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Spartan Army|*]]
 
[[Category:Spartan Army|*]]
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[[Category:Militaries]]

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The Spartan army was the center of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, where citizens were trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society. Spartan citizens were subjected to military training from a young age and they became one of the most feared military forces in the Greek world.

Notable members of the army include Nikolaos, Stentor and Brasidas.

History

In 480 BCE, at the Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas I of Sparta led an army of 300 Spartans to defend a narrow passage way Malis against the Achaemenid Empire.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartans were deployed across Greece and served as one of the primary armies of the Peloponnesian League. In this capacity, they fought against the army deployed by Athens and the Delian League.[2]

In 431 BCE, the Spartan general Nikolaos led an invasion of Megaris alongside his adopted son Stentor. With the assistance of the misthios Kassandra, they defeated the Athenians and claimed the region for Sparta.[3]

Wars and battles

Greco-Persian Wars

Peloponnesian War

Military units

Behind the scenes

In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, specific units of the Spartan army carried specific default weapons: brutes bore Stone Axes, the heavy soldiers had kopides, while both the light soldiers and hoplites used javelins. The strategoi, anachronistically, carried around polearms akin to a voulge.

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyPrologue
  2. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  3. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyThe Final Push