Greek Soldier Warfare

On the contrary, in the Athenian military, a soldier's rank was decided by his social or economic status before he entered the army. Instituted by Solon in the sixth century B.C., four classes made up the Athenian social ladder. Defined by income, each class had a certain measure of political responsibility. The wealthiest class supplied the army with leaders. Called the hippeis or "horsemen,” the second class made up the Athenian cavalry. The third class, called the zeugitai, made up the foot soldier, or hoplite section of the army. Finally, the poorest class, called the thetes, served either as oarsmen for the Athenian fleet, or as archers on land. In addition, while Spartan soldiers trained for thirteen years, Athenian soldiers only trained for two years. Thus, while Spartan military rank was determined by a person's performance after entering the army, the soldier’s social class predetermined Athenian military status.

The Greeks, Trojans, and Spartans were very resourceful and strategic when in battle. The Spartans were one of the many armies in Greece, and they rose to the top through tactics and strategies. Greek tactics and strategies were very successful due to how many wars they won. However Trojans were out of the “box” thinkers, and were not always an easy fight.

The civilians of Ancient Greece had to be resourceful. Most civilizations had rivers to channel, irrigate, and predict. Ancient Greece is a series of islands. This means that the people of Ancient Greece had to learn to live on the ocean. They had to deal with being more vulnerable to land attacks as they were used to battling with ships. And they also had to deal with huge ocean storms. These storms could destroy a new society with no notice. (Acrobatic, 2014)

Greek Life is a very complex part of college campuses. While many schools have a strong Greek Life presence, others play a very small part on their campus. The same can be said when it comes to whether or not fraternities and sororities have a positive reputation or a negative reputation on campus and in their local media.

An important contributing factor to an army's success is armor for defense. An army can have skilled soldiers, but cannot be successful without the right armor. Roman and Greek armies wore similar types of armor. The Roman and Greek foot soldiers wore a square breastplate on their torso. While the Romans only wore one greave on their left leg, Greeks wore greaves on both legs. A greave was a sheet of metal worn to protect the legs (Horsepower: Harnessed…). Soldiers wear greaves even in current day. Recently, the greaves have been upgraded to protect the legs from ‘Improvised explosive devices,’ such as those in Iraq (Frost, Quad Guard). Roman soldiers wore a helmet that protected the neck, and came around to protect their face. The Greek’s helmets were more full and protective than the Roman helmets. Greek helmets covered their entire head and only left small

When one thinks of Ancient Greece, one does not typically think of hoplite warfare. However, hoplite warfare is the quintessential factor in Greece becoming the country that it is today. Without this warfare Greece would have fallen to a number of countries not making Greece the independent country that it is today. Thus, making hoplite warfare the most important aspect of Greek history.

In the reading “greek warfare” by hans van wees. Wess describes the the battle idea of the phalanx as a “push.” He viewed the phalanx as a intense head to hand combat in a close formation which lead to be terms of literally being pushed on the battlefield. He envisioned phalanx battles to have their army set up in depths. For example he quotes “there are hints that by the late 370s the spartan has adopted 12 as there normal depth.” Wess in this quote and in the text explains that different depths suited different battles and tactic. As the spartans found success within a depth of 12 as a dopth others used a depth of two and a longer length in attempt to surround a city. He also envisioned phalanx formation march to battle as difficult. he

The situation for Jewish soldiers described by the corpus falls in line with the situation in Egypt under Ptolemaic rule. Because they faced military problems due to a lack of Hellenic manpower, the Ptolemaic Kings had to enlist a large number of native Egyptians and other foreigners into their armies (Kasher 106). Jewish men from Alexandria and even more form the chora were welcomed into the Ptolemaic army, since they filled the increasing need for soldiers. Under Onias IV, a Jewish immigrant from Jerusalem, and his sons Jelkias and Ananias, Jews constituted a majority of the units under their command (Kasher 107). Most importantly, when a Jew became a soldier in the Ptolemaic army, they did not only receive wages for their service. As early

Ancient Greece had many contributions that were important, but Art and Architecture is the area the Greeks made the biggest contribution. The first reason that art and architecture is the biggest contribution is that there were different kinds of pillars in Ancient Greece that are here today. There were three types of pillars Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian All these pillars were used in Ancient Greece. Doric pillars were the most simple pillars they were the least decorated pillars of the three. The Ionic pillars were more detailed and decorated than the Doric pillars. Ionic pillars were also more thin and tall. The top of the pillars there was decorated and looked like scrolls or curls. Unlike the Ionic and Doric pillars, Corinthian pillars were Super decorative. These pillars looked a lot like Ionic pillars, but they were more decorative at the top. Corinthian pillars have floral patterns a the

By 148 BC, Rome controlled the Mediterranean Sea and designated this body of water as “Mare Nostrum, or “our sea,” but in 214 BC, at the beginning of the Macedonian Wars, Rome faced several rivals in their seas. In the Western Mediterranean, Rome faced a powerful enemy in Carthage, which it defeated in the Punic Wars from 264 to 146 BC. The successors to Alexander the Great’s Empire dominated the Eastern Mediterranean. After the Macedonian Wars, which spanned four wars from 214 until 148 BC, however, Rome defeated these states and only the Polemic regime in Egypt remained free of Roman control. Roman tactics,

In the graphic novel 300, Frank Miller describes Leonidas and the Spartan army as tough soldiers who grew up under harsh conditions. A young Spartan would normally leave home and begin his training on his seventh birthday. Miller accurately describes the Leonidas’ childhood training by depicting his survival in the snow. However, his encounter with the wolf is inaccurate. The scene is narrated, “Too late, the beast charged – and howled, thrashing, trapped—pinned by the unforgiving rock. The boy raised his sticks. His hands were ready” (Miller 20). In Herodotus’ description, Leonidas is killing a Spartan slave instead of a wolf. Spartan children who had to prove themselves would have had much more difficulty killing another human being than

Sparta’s army not only needed physicality and training, but they also needed weaponry. Spartan weaponry was paramount to its survival during many combat situations. Some of the weapons had many different roles to play. A Spartans primary weapon would play the role of a deadly long ranged spear, according to “Ancient Military,” it states "it is typically believed to have been between 7 to 9 feet (2.1 - 2.7 meters) in length."5 This weapon would be requisite in certain long ranged fights to help them defeat enemies. Spartans also had their secondary weapon which played the role as a sword that was short and also very deadly. In “Ancient Military,” it states, “The Spartans shorter weapon proved deadly in combat by colliding phalanx formations

Throughout the course of history there have been many great and powerful civilizations. These civilizations made their way to power in many ways including military force, great wealth, and politics. These civilizations include the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Romans, and in more recent times, the United States of America. Another civilization that is often mentioned to be a part of this prestigious group is that of the Ancient Greeks. The primary reason being the Ancient Greek’s military advancement made them superior to the other ancient armies of the time allowing their civilization to grow.

The book “The History of Weapons and Warfare: Ancient Greece” by Don Nardo would be a good read for many students. It teaches a student about a historical nation, which would benefit a student for a history class. This book was an entertaining read as well, and could certainly spark an interest for a student. It’s also a very good book due to its educated point of view. To summarize, this book would be a good read because it educates, entertains, and provides an interesting point of view.

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