{"product_id":"ap-39ln","title":"AP-39LN - 4 Kardake Infantry | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAP-39LN – 4 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\u003eThe precise identity of the \u003cstrong\u003eKardakes\u003c\/strong\u003e remains one of the intriguing questions surrounding the later armies of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncient writers describe them in different ways, leading to interpretations that they may have included several types of infantry rather than representing a single rigidly defined troop classification. Their equipment and possible Greek military influence continue to be subjects of historical debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAP-39LN – 4 Kardake Infantry\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a substantial group for collectors building the Persian army of the period associated with Alexander the Great’s campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour figures together give the unit immediate battlefield presence, particularly when combined with Persian cavalry and other infantry drawn from the enormous range of peoples incorporated within the empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop – an impressive four-figure John Jenkins Designs set representing the enigmatic Kardake infantry of Achaemenid Persia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52872640954650,"sku":"AP-39LN","price":252.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/AP-39LN.jpg?v=1789383978","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/ap-39ln","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}