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I don't think the went onto the battle field naked, though I'm not positive. Your friend may have been thinking about wrestling in the original Olympics, which was indeed totally nude.
I know Roman custom (which took a lot of ideas from Spartan) was to wear armor of some fashion, so I would think that Spartans would be of similar ideal. Not to mention the hoplites wouldn't be very effective nude. Course, I might be totally off the mark, so it may be one of those things you want to look up.
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