Hoplite Shield Designs

[Phalanx300]

First post .

I'm a mayor Sparta fan and can't know enough about them but I'm confused on 1 thing, the moras of Sparta. I know that they had multiple moras of which Sparta was one, now I'm wondering whether the other moras were formed of only Spartiatai or just Periokoi.

I got the idea that Spartans would be send to a mora and would be in charge of it and when duty called Periokoi which were attached to a certain mora would have to call in there and fight with the Spartans in charge of it.

I was wondering of this is true?

And I have another question, about the Spartan bodyguard of the king, did he had 2 or alot more?

And just 1 final question, it confuses me sometimes, would the shield of the person on your right be behind or on the front of your shield?

Also, Spartan fans check out this interesting mod for the game Rome: Total War. They have made a Spartan faction and the starting date for the game is just a few years after Sellesia.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=142035