Episode 247
AWA247 - What do we know about the Skiritai?
Ancient Warfare Podcast · The History Network
April 7, 20239m 56s
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Show Notes
Samuel points out that Xenophon makes reference to the Sciritai as part of the Spartan army foray into Boeotia during the mid-370s). And the sources are a bit patchy.
He asks do we know/can we infer anything about the Sciritai? How did they fit into Spartan society as a whole? What roles did they perform within the Spartan army (on and off the battlefield)? How were they armed?
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