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  1. 01-09-2007, 00:52 #8
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    You're missing the point here. That "legend" has for the most part crumbled by the EB timeframe. The Spartans may still be famous and good fighters, but they are no longer (and haven't been for a long time) feared. The precious few infantry types that actually frighten_foot (I can't think of any besides the Gaesatae, Tindanotae and Wodanawulfaz) do that because they are known to have gone to considerable lenghts to appear fearsome, crazy and scary to their enemies - indeed it is apparently one of their main weapons.

    As for "raised from birth to be soldiers", bah. That goes for all true warrior classes for what it's worth. The Thorakitai Argyraspidai are conversely crack veterans drawn from the best the Argyraspidai and other elite units have to offer - of course they're badass.
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