Schrader discusses ancient spartan society and culture seeking to rectify a number of common misconceptions. Based on a study of 28 individuals from hellenistic greece the mean height was 1719 cm. Spartan mens appearance height weight build fitness fashion and clothes hair and beards. If we remember that fish was the preferred food in athens and the most readily available protein for all. Spare features respond to articulation the sheer weight of obese over fed ones makes them resist it lycurgus17. So if the average height were 58 similar to today which you could observe if you can find skeletons you might be able to use that as a proxy for health and strength.
I have yet to find much to back this up but if true would mean the average spartan warrior was almost the exact same size as the worlds most perfectly developed man charles atlas. One source claims that spartan armor found at the battle of thermopylae reveals the average soldier to be 5 10 and about 180 200 pounds. Sounds like a job for a greek archaeologist. An region where the average height is one of the tallest in europe. Lawrence angel has also studied heights of individuals from greek burials on a much smaller scale and he found that based on a study of 58 individuals from classical greece the mean height for males during this time was 1705 cm. While im at it doesnt a lot of exercise leave evidence on bones.
Consider that the average height of a spartan warrior was 510 weight approx 185 200 lbs all muscle the average weight of the shield was between depending on in lays 17 to 27lbs the armor. The introduction of meat led to the average height in japan skyrocketing by roughly a foot in just two generations.
Gallery of Average Greek Spartan Height And Weight
