The battle begins. The Spartans stand perfectly still. They have been training for this moment since the age of five. The Spartan king lifts his spear and the Spartans charge. Learn all about what makes a great Spartan in Fearless Warriors: Spartans. Discover the customs and traditions, the training and the stars of the most intrepid warriors of Ancient Greece.

The series examines some of history's most fearless fighters. It looks at their training, weapons and fighting methods, as well as examining some of their most famous battles and fiercest warriors. Each title has sections focusing on aspects of their training, their battles or biographies of individual warriors. A useful timeline and a quiz to test your knowledge are at the back of each book. Ideal for readers aged 9 and up.

This book is part of a book series called Fearless Warriors .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Rupert Matthews, is an experienced writer and editor of children's books, and specializes in works on history.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: This is Sparta!
• 1: Fighting elite
• 1: Only the tough survive
• 1: Focus on - Battle tactics: the 300
• 1: Tools of death
• 1: Focus on - Battle tactics: trickery
• 1: Killing machine
• 1: Focus on - Battle tactics: the phalanx
• 1: Elite warriors
• 1: Focus on - Brave women
• 1: What happened when?
• 1: What do you know?
• 1: Further information
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index and answers