11-14-2007, 09:33 PM
I believe that the only time elephants ever appeared in the region of Sparta was when Pyrrhus tried to knock off Demetrius' the Besieger's son, and failed, because he delayed attacking til morning, so the spartan women and children dug trenches and buried wagons in the ground as a palisade all night long, effectively keeping the elephants out. This was a couple decades after Alexander, so the famous Spartan days were a century past I believe.
Specifically what I'm curious about is whether the Spartan army of this era was in any way different from the ones that fought in the Persian and Peloponnesian wars as far as uniforms, equipment, tactics etc. Did the Spartans copy the Seleucid armies by incorporating elephants?
Thanks in advance.[/quote]
Specifically what I'm curious about is whether the Spartan army of this era was in any way different from the ones that fought in the Persian and Peloponnesian wars as far as uniforms, equipment, tactics etc. Did the Spartans copy the Seleucid armies by incorporating elephants?
Thanks in advance.[/quote]
John Kistler
writer, businessman, elephant lover
writer, businessman, elephant lover
