Spartan men aged between 20 and 60 would then be called ... the most important weapon of the Spartan warrior. Each shield was circular and convex, weighed more than 15 pounds, and measured three ...

Famous quotes and anecdotes associated with the Spartans: Herodotus reports that just before the Battle of Thermoplyae, a Spartan warrior named Dienekes was told that the Persian archers could ...