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The Lacedaemonion Politeia (Ancient Greek: Λακεδαιμονίων Πολιτεία), known in English as the Polity, Constitution, or Republic of the Lacedaemonians, or the Spartan Constitution, [1] [2] [3] is a treatise attributed to the ancient Greek historian Xenophon, describing the institutions, customs, and practices of the ancient Spartans.
The Spartan shields' technical evolution and design evolved from bashing and shield wall tactics. They were of such great importance in the Spartan army that while losing a sword and a spear was an exception, to lose a shield was a sign of disgrace. Not only did a shield protect the user, but it also protected the whole phalanx formation.
Spartan is a molecular modelling and computational chemistry application from Wavefunction. [2] It contains code for molecular mechanics , semi-empirical methods , ab initio models , [ 3 ] density functional models , [ 4 ] post-Hartree–Fock models, [ 5 ] and thermochemical recipes including G3(MP2) [ 6 ] and T1. [ 7 ]
The Spartan Constitution (or Spartan politeia) are the government and laws of the classical Greek city-state of Sparta.All classical Greek city-states had a politeia; the politeia of Sparta however, was noted by many classical authors for its unique features, which supported a rigidly layered social system and a strong hoplite army.
FV103 Spartan is a tracked armoured personnel carrier. It was developed for the British Army as the APC variant of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family. The vehicle can carry up to seven personnel, including three crew members. Armed with a single machine gun, it is almost indistinguishable from the FV102 Striker in external ...
The STREIT Group Spartan is an Infantry mobility vehicle designed and built by STREIT Group; [1] it is also license produced by KrAZ (Kremenchuk Automobile Plant) in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. [ 2 ] The Spartan can be used in a wide variety of applications, including military and police missions.
According to classical accounts, the Spartan Constitution was the product of the legendary lawgiver, Lycurgus. He was said to have written the Spartan constitution early in the Archaic period, but dates in historical sources are wildly inconsistent. It is impossible to determine whether Lycurgus was an actual historical figure.