{"product_id":"ap-26an","title":"AP-26AN  - Kardake Light Inf.  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAP-26AN – Kardake Light Infantry | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe armies of the Achaemenid Persian Empire included a wide range of troops equipped for different types of warfare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong these were the Kardakes, whose precise origins and military functions remain uncertain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Jenkins Designs describes how ancient sources referred to Kardake soldiers as hoplites, peltasts and slingers, suggesting that the term may have applied to several different types of Persian infantry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lighter-armed Kardakes are associated with weapons including javelins, swords and the distinctive sagaris battle axe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sagaris was a bronze, pick-like weapon associated with the Saka peoples and adopted by Persian soldiers for close-quarter combat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAP-26AN – Kardake Light Infantry by John Jenkins Designs is a three-figure set portraying Persian warriors advancing with their battle axes held in a lowered position.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe soldiers wear orange tunics with green sleeves and carry distinctive red crescent-shaped shields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dynamic advancing poses make this set particularly effective when combined with other Kardake infantrymen carrying javelins, swords and battle axes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the Armies and Enemies of Ancient Greece and Macedonia collection, these figures are an excellent addition to a Persian infantry formation.\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":53204626800922,"sku":"AP-26AN","price":202.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/AP-26AN.jpg?v=1792830721","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/ap-26an","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}