Post by Queen Gorgo on Jan 2, 2008 9:02:31 GMT -5
The Spartan Population in its totality consists on 825.000
Warriors: 600.000
Non-warriors: 225.000
[Basically women, old men, children and politicians.]
Warriors:
Armoury:
It consisted basically on a golden helmet -link-, arm bracers -link-, leg greaves -link-, a red cloak, a shield -link-, a spear and a sword -link-.
Military Division:
Knights: 400.000
Ship’s Men: 200.000
Defences:
The city of Sparta lay at the southern end of the central Laconian plain, on the right bank of the Eurotas River. It was a strategic site, guarded on three sides by mountains and controlling the routes by which invading armies could penetrate Laconia and the southern Peloponnesus via the Langhda Pass over Mt Taygetus. At the same time, its distance from the sea – Sparta was 27 miles from its seaport, Gythium – made it difficult to blockade.
Last Update: January 2nd 2007
