{"product_id":"ap-22bn","title":"AP-22BN  - Kardake Light Inf.  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAP-22BN – Kardake Light Infantry | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Achaemenid Persian Empire maintained one of the most diverse military organisations of the ancient world, combining troops from the many territories under Persian rule.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the later period of the empire, the Kardakes became associated with infantry formations whose precise military roles remain uncertain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome historians have interpreted the Kardakes as foreign mercenaries, while others believe they represented an attempt to develop Persian infantry influenced by the fighting methods of Greek hoplites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKardake light infantry are associated with weapons including javelins, swords and battle axes, together with wicker shields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Jenkins Designs notes that some Persian soldiers carried distinctive crescent-shaped shields similar to those used by Greek peltasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAP-22BN – Kardake Light Infantry by John Jenkins Designs is a three-figure set depicting Persian warriors wearing yellow and blue tunics and carrying purple crescent-shaped shields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figures are captured in running positions, armed with javelins and additional throwing weapons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dynamic poses are particularly suitable for assembling a formation of advancing Persian light infantry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the Armies and Enemies of Ancient Greece and Macedonia collection, this set complements the other Kardake figures representing the Achaemenid Persian army.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53204615463194,"sku":"AP-22BN","price":202.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/AP-22BN.jpg?v=1792830721","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/ap-22bn","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}