When the boy was born... ... like all Spartans‚ he was inspected. If he’d been small or puny or sickly or misshapen... ... he would have been discarded. From the time he could stand‚ he was baptized in the fire of combat.
Premium Battle of Thermopylae Sparta The 300 Spartans
Athens the Instigator “If we do go to war‚ have no thought that you went to war over a trivial affair” (Thucydides‚ in Hunt 101). The Peloponnesian War lasted longer than any other pervious war in Greece. The war began in 431 BCE with Sparta’s invasion of Athens. The Athenians sacrificed the destruction of their private property in order to hide in the safety of their city. The Long Walls of Athens protected its citizens and preserved its population. The Spartans however had the upper hand in infantry
Premium Ancient Greece Sparta Battle of Thermopylae
1. The struggle against the Persian invasion had occasioned a rare interval of inter-state cooperation in ancient Greek history. The two most powerful city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ had put aside their mutual suspicions stemming from their clash at the time of Cleisthenes’ reforms in order to share the leadership of the united Greek military forces. Their attempt to continue this cooperation after the repulse of the Persians‚ however‚ ended in failure. Out of this failure arose the so-called
Premium Ancient Greece Sparta Classical Athens
In Sparta‚ the influence of the military on society was quite significant. In 650BC‚ Sparta became the dominant military force in Ancient Greece. Sparta achieved this through military cost‚ proficiency‚ their exceptional focus on training and excellence within their military. Sparta was a very strict society compared to others at that time in history. Males had strict rules growing up‚ yet it was even stricter for the everyday life of a soldier. While males had strict rules‚ women still had similar
Premium Sparta Military Army
Introduction: The Battle of Thermopylae‚ a critical event in the Greco-Persian Wars of 480 BCE‚ is etched into the annals of ancient history as a symbolic confrontation between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. This monumental clash unfolded at the narrow pass of Thermopylae‚ highlighting the cultural and military disparities between the disciplined Greeks‚ led by the Spartans‚ and the vast Persian forces under King Xerxes I. As we delve into the historical significance of this battle‚ its enduring
Premium
The Spartans did not sacrifice themselves to save Western Civilization at Thermopylae because they did not choose to stay behind and fight‚ they were simply ambushed and defeated in battle. According to Document B‚ the author Ctesias writes that “Thus‚ using the two Greeks as their guides‚ a Persian army of 40‚000 men came through and snuck up behind the Spartans. Thus were the Spartans surprised‚ surrounded‚ and unable to retreat.” This quote is saying that the Spartans were ambushed and surrounded
Premium United States Democracy United States Constitution
Soldiers in Battle 2. Author - Kenneth Allen 3. Published By - Odhams Books Limited‚ London 4. Year of Publication - 1966 5. Reproduced By - Services Book Club 6. Year of Reproduction - 1990 7. Illustrated By - James Macintyre 8. Pages - 176 9. Chapters - 13 10. Subject - Military History 11. Binding - Hard Cover 12. Price - Not Mentioned Introduction 1. This book comprises of stories of some of the greatest battles fought
Premium British Empire World War II World War I
modern doctrine. Operational art is defined today in joint doctrine as: The employment ofmilitary forces to attain strategic and/or operational objectives through the design‚ organization‚ integration‚ and conduct ofcampaigns‚ major operations‚ and battles. Operational art translates the joint force commander’s strategy into operational design‚ and‚ ultimately tactical action‚ by integrating the key activities at all levels ofwar. l The Army definition found in the 1993 version ofFM 100-5 is: The
Premium Battle
The Artillery of the Potomac Army at Gettysburg‚ achieved victory through the “King of Battle” and integration of the Union maneuver commanders (Steve‚ 2014). Combat experience demonstrated seasoned leadership. The superiority of the Union artillery over their confederate counterparts was not only the number of guns employed‚ but also‚ it was the manner of how the Union commanders employed the artillery under their command (Steve‚ 2014). Proper integration of assets can determine the battlefield
Premium Confederate States of America Union Army Robert E. Lee
The purpose of this paper is to clearly apply the steps of battle analysis to evaluate the Battle of Corregidor and provide an alternate outcome based from the addition of intelligence variables discussed throughout this paper. The Japanese would have won the battle‚ if they properly analyzed the geography of the island. The Battle of Corregidor paved way for allied vessels to reenter the Philippines during World War II. Corregidor is the main entrance for Manila Bay and protected the Philippines
Premium World War II United States Pacific Ocean