Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, : with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . Greek Hoplite. 36 THE SPARTAN were compelled to undergo extraordinary fatigues, and thison slender rations ; and were taught the simpler virtues ofrespect for age and obedience to superiors. From twentyto sixty all men were under arms. War was to them the only art; death in battle the highestgood. As a consequence, the Spar-tan army, for centuries, was con-sidered invincible. But Spartas success in war
Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, : with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . Greek Hoplite. 36 THE SPARTAN were compelled to undergo extraordinary fatigues, and thison slender rations ; and were taught the simpler virtues ofrespect for age and obedience to superiors. From twentyto sixty all men were under arms. War was to them the only art; death in battle the highestgood. As a consequence, the Spar-tan army, for centuries, was con-sidered invincible. But Spartas success in war ledher into too frequent wars, and herdisregard of the arts and sciencesadvanced other nations beyond herin the intellectual grasp of was forbidden by Lycurgusto possess either fortress or fleet;the army alone must suffice asStill more cmiously, the army wasprohibited from pursuing a beaten enemy. Not conquest,but defense of the fatherland was sought. Such mistakenpolicy eventually gave Spartas opponents the upper hand. Heavy infantry was the main reliance of Sparta. The sol-dier wore full armor ; he held it a duty to the state to pre-serve intact his body for the state, but he did not seek safetyby the m
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