How tactically proficient was the Spartan military during the Greek Classical age? Was there anything about Spartans that distinguished them from other greek city states at the time beyond dedicating more of their time and resources into training their phalanx formations? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

How tactically proficient was the Spartan military during the Greek Classical age? Was there anything about Spartans that distinguished them from other greek city states at the time beyond dedicating more of their time and resources into training their phalanx formations?

by hawbs_14

To clarify further: did the Spartans utilize tactics unique to them as a military?

EnclavedMicrostate

You may want to check out /u/iphikrates' past answers on this topic, which can be found on his flair profile. This particular one on the Spartan military reputation pretty much addresses all of your questions.