Sparta and one of their kings, Leonidas, became head of an anti ... Spurred on by Spartan king Agesilaus II, relations between the two cities had become increasingly hostile and in 371 B.C ...

Founded around the ninth century B.C., Sparta’s kings oversaw a society with little ... greaves over the legs; (2) a breastplate; and (3) a helmet. By this period, the solid bronze armor plates ...