Sparta At War: Strategy, Tactics and Campaigns, 550-362 BC

The story of this military powerhouse of ancient Greece, and its nearly two centuries of battlefield triumphs.

During the eighth century BC, Sparta became one of the leading cities of ancient Greece, conquering the southern Peloponnese, and from the mid-sixth century BC until the mid-fourth, Sparta became a military power of recognized importance. For almost two centuries the massed Spartan army remained unbeaten in the field. Spartan officers also commanded with great success armies of m...