hoplites of hleia(olympia)

[dimgall]

hello everyone and i wish you a happy new year!!!
iam making a vignete with miniatures about the battle between ilia and spartas i took inspiration from this article:
(After the Peloponesian war and the anti-spartan action of the Ileii, the Spartans decide around 402 B.C to punish them. They send ambassadors to Ilia and demand that they pay the expenses that had accumulated during the Peloponesian war. They were also asked to leave regions such as Pisatida and Trifilia. The latter two would become autonomous regions. The Ilians refused and they searched for alleys that were hostile towards the Spartans. No one helped them apart from 100 Aitolous. The Spartans invaded the region of Ilia, Ilida and a small division of Pisatidos in 401 B.C.)

so i want to make a battle of a spartan officer and a ilia hoplite
the spartans at that time had the "lamda" episima?or the "mores" ones?
also what colors had the uniforms of hoplites in Ileia?
thanks in advance
Dimitris

[hoplite14gr]

Sparta: lambda for Bradsidians Neodamodeis and Mercenaries.
The Lambda became universal probably, after the Corinthian War
more here: http://www.hellenicdefense.gr/per/is/is009.html
Heleia:
http://www.hellenicdefense.gr/per/is/is012.html (elite troops)

Kind regards

[dimgall]

thanks Stefanos!!! i was just looking yesterday that issue .i suppose i must go for reds only
thanks again and a happy new year!!!

[dimgall]

another question .could a neodamodes become an officer?

[hoplite14gr]

The conservative old Laconian families would object but necesity and circmstances can force opinion changes.
Remember Gyllipos was a mothax.

Plus red was the colour of the war gods but not every Eleian hoplite could afford a red clock.

Kind regards

[dimgall]

thanks Stefanos !!!your help is great!!!
dimtiris