When they were 12 years old, they no longer had tunics to wear ... the most important weapon of the Spartan warrior. Each shield was circular and convex, weighed more than 15 pounds, and measured ...
Famous quotes and anecdotes associated with the Spartans: Herodotus reports that just before the Battle of Thermoplyae, a Spartan warrior named ... 220) An old man wandering around the Olympic ...