{"product_id":"ap-39l","title":"AP-39L - Kardake Infantry | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAP-39L – Kardake Infantry | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its height, the \u003cstrong\u003eAchaemenid Persian Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e stretched across an extraordinary area from the eastern Mediterranean towards the Indus Valley, drawing troops from many different peoples and military traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAP-39L – Kardake Infantry\u003c\/strong\u003e represents one of the more mysterious elements associated with its later armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncient accounts provide differing descriptions of the Kardakes, and historians continue to debate whether they were a specific infantry type, a military class or troops influenced by Greek methods of warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis uncertainty makes the Kardakes particularly interesting subjects for collectors. AP-39L can be combined with the other Kardake releases to form a larger infantry contingent confronting Macedonian and Greek troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop – a distinctive John Jenkins Designs figure representing one of the most intriguing infantry groups of the later Achaemenid army.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52872640823578,"sku":"AP-39L","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/AP-39L.jpg?v=1789383970","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/ap-39l","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}