{"product_id":"ap-26a","title":"AP-26A  - Kardake Light Inf.  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAP-26A – Kardake Light Infantry | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Persian armies of the 4th century BC included a variety of infantry formations equipped for both missile combat and close-quarter fighting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong these soldiers were the Kardakes, whose precise origins and battlefield duties have been interpreted differently by ancient and modern historians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome accounts associate the Kardakes with Greek-style heavy infantry, while others describe soldiers equipped in the lighter manner of peltasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Jenkins Designs explains that these warriors could carry two javelins, a wicker shield and weapons such as the kopis sword or the sagaris battle axe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sagaris, originally associated with the Saka peoples, was a distinctive bronze weapon designed for close combat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAP-26A – Kardake Light Infantry by John Jenkins Designs portrays a Persian infantryman advancing with his sagaris battle axe lowered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure wears an orange tunic with green sleeves and carries a distinctive red crescent-shaped shield.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the Armies and Enemies of Ancient Greece and Macedonia collection, this miniature complements the other Kardake warriors and allows collectors to assemble varied Persian infantry formations.\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":53204625424666,"sku":"AP-26A","price":77.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/AP-26A.jpg?v=1792830721","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/ap-26a","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}