If you are referring to the movie 300 it simply means that a certain serenity or calmness under fire is associated with being a Spartan soldier. Thus, to keep your Spartan reserve, is to be calm, cool, and collected in the most difficult of circumstances.
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King Leonidas. He led the battle of Thermopylae with 300 Spartans. His people killed 20000 Persians.
Yes, the 300 Spartan hoplites with their 2,000 light infantry continued to hold the pass to let their 4,000 Greek allies escape and died to preserve them.
100s of Spartans were killed in many places, but the question probably refers to the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, and the legend of the 300 Spartans.
In multiplayer it is to show which team the player is on. And in lone wolves to show which player the person is. In campaign Spartans could have customized armor, especially the Spartan IIIs, so red armor could be one of those customizations.
When a child is born, Spartans check if it is a healthy baby. If it is not, the baby gets thrown off a cliff or put somewhere so it can die. Spartans wanted only the strongest and healthiest people to represent them. Later, a boy at age seven is sent to military school, to train. Boys battle against boys to see who can become a warrior. When a Warrior turns 20, they can officially start their military career.
The Spartans fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae .
Why would the Spartans fight a Spartan army? At the pass of Thermopylae 300 Spartan heavy infantry and 2,100 Spartan light infantry were part of a Greek force of about 8,000 which fought a delaying action against a Persian army in 480 BCE.
Spartans did not fight at the Battle of Marathon. The fight was solely between the Persians, and the Athenians and Plataeans.
The "300" were Spartan hoplite soldiers led by their king Leonidas who fought at the battle of Thermopylae .
Pericles had to over come him knowing the power of the Spartan's army before they went into battle with the Spartans.
King Leonidas. He led the battle of Thermopylae with 300 Spartans. His people killed 20000 Persians.
The Spartans acted as a rear guard allowing the other Greek contingents to withdraw from the battlefield : this act of self-sacrifice ultimately cost the lives of the Spartan rear guard under the command of the Spartan King Leonidas .
It is estimated that there were three-hundred Spartan Hoplites who died in the defense of the pass at Thermopylae .
The Spartans led a frce to hold the pass to force a sea battle in the nearby strait. When the Greeks lost the sea battle, the reason to hold the pass no longer existed. The Spartans selflessly kept holding the pass to let their allies escape, and were overwhelmed.
At the Pass of Thermopylai a Greek force led by a Spartan king delayed the Persian army for three days.
The main Spartan army was kept at home to guard against a threatened Persian amphibious invasion.
Leonidas King of Sparta, the hero of the Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most famous Spartans of the ancient history.