Training, appearance and equipment (particularly based on statuary)
Accommodation
The syssitia, krypteia
The Spartan army in action
An understanding of the basic facts on the heroism of Leonidas and the 300
Candidates should be aware of the basic details of
the account in Herodotus: Histories, Book VII,
Chapters 207 to the end, including the role and
influence of Demaratus