Spartans with Javelins

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Spartans with Javelins

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Happened to catch the Spartan vs Ninja episode the other day, which claimed that Spartan Hoplites threw javelins?!
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We weren't invooved in the making of the episode, just providing the engine for them to simulate their combats. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of otherwise of this statement but they do have researchers so I would have thought there must be some evidence for it. Maybe not in battle, or maybe only rarely?
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Certainly those were not Spartan hoplites. It is hard to throw a javelin with such a big shield. But as they saw it in 300...
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