Spartan mora
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A Spartan mora was a large tactical infantry unit of the Spartan army, typically composed of several hundred hoplites and serving as one of its primary battlefield formations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spartan mora canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan military unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ tactical formation ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolity |
Sparta
ⓘ
surface form:
Lacedaemon
|
| commandedBy | polemarch ⓘ |
| composedOf | hoplites ⓘ |
| containsUnitType |
enomotia
ⓘ
lochos ⓘ |
| doctrineEmphasized |
close-order drill
ⓘ
cohesion ⓘ discipline ⓘ |
| documentedBySource |
Plutarch
ⓘ
Xenophon ⓘ |
| equipment |
aspis (hoplite shield)
ⓘ
doru (spear) ⓘ xiphos (short sword) ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Laconia
ⓘ
Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedSize |
approximately 500–900 men
ⓘ
several hundred soldiers ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Greek word meaning division or part ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive combat unit
ⓘ
line-of-battle formation ⓘ offensive combat unit ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | μόρα ⓘ |
| hasRole |
primary battlefield formation
ⓘ
tactical subunit ⓘ |
| hasType |
hoplite formation
ⓘ
infantry unit ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | heavy infantry ⓘ |
| organizedAccordingTo | age classes of Spartan citizens ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spartan army
ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan military system
|
| recruitedFrom |
Spartiates
ⓘ
perioikoi ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Spartan army ⓘ |
| tacticalDoctrine | phalanx warfare ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sparta
ⓘ
Spartan army ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenic warfare ⓘ Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.