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The Crypteia, also referred to as Krypteia or Krupteia ( Greek: κρυπτεία krupteía from κρυπτός kruptós, "hidden, secret"), was an ancient Spartan state institution involving young Spartan men. It was an exclusive element of Sparta's state-sponsored child-rearing system in which participation afforded its members, known as ...
Date. September 2012 - present. Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) is a USCENTCOM (United States Central Command) operation in the Middle East. OSS is commanded by United States Army Central and includes units from all service branches. [citation needed] Task Force Spartan is the U.S. Army component of OSS. [citation needed]
FV120: Spartan with Milan compact turret. FV180: Combat Engineering Tractor. FV200: Series of vehicles based on Universal Tank chassis. FV201: Universal Tank (A45) 17 pdr (later 20 pdr) gun. FV202: AVRE (T); with 6.5 inch BL gun. FV203: AVRE (L) FV204: Universal tank, flail. FV205: Self-propelled medium anti-tank gun.
Spartan Air Lines Ltd was a British private airline company, in the period 1933–1935. In 1933, it started operating passenger services from the London area to the Isle of Wight . In late 1935 it merged with United Airways Ltd to form British Airways Ltd .
Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. [1] In Christianity, self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the mortification of the flesh and is seen as a spiritual discipline. [2] [3] It is often used as a form of penance and is ...
SpartanNash (formerly Spartan Stores, Nash Finch) is an American food distributor and grocery store retailer headquartered in Byron Center, Michigan. The company's core businesses include distributing food to independent grocers, military commissaries, and corporate-owned retail stores in 44 states, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.