Late Hoplites appearence

[Zenodoros]

As to the footwear, we know the spartans famously fought barefoot, I know of no evidence for change at this date, while the Thebans were known for their little sandal/boots.

sorry, this is kind of a bump, but we don't "famously know" that the Spartans fought barefoot, only that they were barefoot (and also completely naked) in the agoge. On the battlefield, as far as we know it would have been a different story, with weapons and arrows scattered all over the ground. I think I've read here that Greek sandals were good at preventing foot injury.

I wouldn't say that there were never any soldiers that fought barefoot, seems likely to me - but there isn't really anything that distinguishes the Spartans as being barefoot in battle, is there? You could go with art, but that usually heroically depicts barefoot warriors.

There have been a bunch of threads on this already, I think - so it doesn't really need to be a thing, could be worth having a look at them again.