Statue of a spartan warrior.
Metallic miniature, on a marble base.Remains unchanged in time,because it is painted with the most advanced and modern plating techniques.
For the Spartan Warrior there were some means of fulfillment and embodiment of the spartan ideals.
The performance of duty.Respect for the enemy.Battle with honor and dignity.War without passion,and fear . The dedication of victory to the god.Bravery, daring, and self-sacrifice.
Ancient Greek history is full of heroic deeds of the Spartans culminating in Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans with their King Leonidas gave Mankind a model Warrior,with a Philosophical attitude of Life and Death.