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  2. Leonidas (sculpture) - Wikipedia

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    While most of the plume is a restoration, fragments of a leg, foot, shield and helmet were also found nearby. [2] The sculpture was part of a group, probably affixed to the sanctuary pediment. According to several scholars, it formed part of the memorial on the Spartan acropolis to honor Leonidas on his reburial. [3]

  3. Spartan army - Wikipedia

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    The Spartan army was the principle ground force of Sparta. It stood at the center of the ancient Greek city-state , consisting of citizens trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society . [ 1 ]

  4. File:Michigan State Spartan Helmet.svg - Wikipedia

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  5. Leonidas I - Wikipedia

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    In August 480 BC, Leonidas marched out of Sparta to meet Xerxes' army at Thermopylae with a small force of 1,200 men (900 helots and 300 Spartan hoplites), where he was joined by forces from other Greek city-states, who put themselves under his command to form an army of 7,000 strong. There are various theories on why Leonidas was accompanied ...

  6. Sparty - Wikipedia

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    Sparty is the mascot of Michigan State University.Sparty is usually depicted as a muscular male Spartan warrior/athlete dressed in stylized Greek costume. After changing the team name from "Aggies" to "Spartans" in 1925, various incarnations of a Spartan warrior with a prominent chin appeared at university events and in university literature.

  7. List of Deadliest Warrior episodes - Wikipedia

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    The Spartan swings the Shield into the Samurai's face and knocks him to the ground. The Spartan walks up to him and thrusts the Short Sword into the Samurai's neck, killing him. He pulls out the sword and watches as blood spurts from the Samurai's neck. He raises his Short Sword in the air and roars in victory. Ancient Winner: Spartan

  8. Category:Ancient Greek helmets - Wikipedia

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  9. Hoplite formation in art - Wikipedia

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    The viewer can tell that the Giants are hoplites because of the typical helmets, the round shield held in the left hand, and the spear in the right hand. One of the hoplite Giants is on the ground to due to his fight with Athena; the others are attacking Herakles from behind. [9] This work of art is an interesting take on the typical Gigantomachy.