AWA247 - What do we know about the Skiritai?

<p>Samuel points out that Xenophon makes reference to the Sciritai as part of the Spartan army foray into Boeotia during the mid-370s). And the sources are a bit patchy.</p> <p>He asks do we know/can we infer anything about the Sciritai? How did they fit into Spartan society as a whole? What roles did they perform within the Spartan army (on and off the battlefield)? How were they armed? </p> <p><strong>Join us on Patron</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast</a></p> <p> </p>