Quote Originally Posted by Ludens
All the better. Make sure you have more archers (Macedon gets Cretans as well) and let the sky rain arrows. Also remember that the shield is ineffective against attacks from the right or rear. Spartan carry no armour, so arrows are deadly against them.
Actually Spartans have an armour rating of 3, 9, 5. Since shields confer double protection, that would a nominal rating of 13 def from the front but they do have a weak 3 in the rear.