scenario book
... for multi-player play. In between, we have Ephesus, Marathon, and Leuctra on the smaller end of the spectrum with under 40 counters and playable in about 2 hours or so. Mycale, Delium, Nemea, Coronea, and Mantinea are in the mid-range with playing times closer to the 3 hour mark. Cunaxa is on the la ...
... for multi-player play. In between, we have Ephesus, Marathon, and Leuctra on the smaller end of the spectrum with under 40 counters and playable in about 2 hours or so. Mycale, Delium, Nemea, Coronea, and Mantinea are in the mid-range with playing times closer to the 3 hour mark. Cunaxa is on the la ...
Teaching from textbooks and other materials
... while the rear of the spear had a spike called a sauroter ('lizard-killer') which was used to stand the spear in the ground (hence the name). It was also used as a secondary weapon if the main shaft snapped, or for the rear ranks to finish off fallen opponents as the phalanx advanced over them. It i ...
... while the rear of the spear had a spike called a sauroter ('lizard-killer') which was used to stand the spear in the ground (hence the name). It was also used as a secondary weapon if the main shaft snapped, or for the rear ranks to finish off fallen opponents as the phalanx advanced over them. It i ...
DEVELOPING THE WESTERN WAY OF WAR: ANCIENT GREEK
... using ambushes and raids because neither side would march out to fight a battle in the “formal” way.12 Rather than pitched battles in open fields, which Herodotus believe was an absurd way to fight, this new form of warfare was different.13 It was fought on rough ground and mountain passes. It used ...
... using ambushes and raids because neither side would march out to fight a battle in the “formal” way.12 Rather than pitched battles in open fields, which Herodotus believe was an absurd way to fight, this new form of warfare was different.13 It was fought on rough ground and mountain passes. It used ...
7thgradethinkingworksweek91
... they used a formation called a phalanx, in which rows of hoplites stood directly next to each other so that their shields overlapped with one another. During a frontal attack, this wall of shields provided significant protection to the warriors behind it. If the phalanx broke or if the enemy attack ...
... they used a formation called a phalanx, in which rows of hoplites stood directly next to each other so that their shields overlapped with one another. During a frontal attack, this wall of shields provided significant protection to the warriors behind it. If the phalanx broke or if the enemy attack ...
Ephebes as All-Round Warriors? One remarkable feature of the
... borderlands or on campaign outside of Attica (e.g. Ober 1985, 90-1; Rawlings 2000, 237-41). If we consider that the effectiveness of light troops on the battlefield depended upon their individual skill with missile weapons (Xen. Cyr. 2.1.7), which could only be gained by constant practice from child ...
... borderlands or on campaign outside of Attica (e.g. Ober 1985, 90-1; Rawlings 2000, 237-41). If we consider that the effectiveness of light troops on the battlefield depended upon their individual skill with missile weapons (Xen. Cyr. 2.1.7), which could only be gained by constant practice from child ...
SPARTA
... part of the site of ancient Sparta and is the capital of the department of Laconia. Excavations of the ancient city have uncovered ruins of temples and public buildings as well as a theatre dating from the Roman period, but the sparse remains are insignificant for a city of such renown in antiquity. ...
... part of the site of ancient Sparta and is the capital of the department of Laconia. Excavations of the ancient city have uncovered ruins of temples and public buildings as well as a theatre dating from the Roman period, but the sparse remains are insignificant for a city of such renown in antiquity. ...
Light Infantry Of Ancient Greece Essay, Research Paper For a long
... “…would require a knowledge of many aspects of Greek life. The would-be investigator would have to be familiar with terrain in the case of any given battle, have an acquaintance with the archaeological artifacts of various types, close familiarity with the written sources, and most important, an und ...
... “…would require a knowledge of many aspects of Greek life. The would-be investigator would have to be familiar with terrain in the case of any given battle, have an acquaintance with the archaeological artifacts of various types, close familiarity with the written sources, and most important, an und ...
hoplites
... Aristotle argued that a citizen did not belong to himself or herself but to the STATE. ...
... Aristotle argued that a citizen did not belong to himself or herself but to the STATE. ...
Philip of Macedon
... enemy. When held horizontal by the front rows of the phalanx, it was a brutal weapon for people could be run through from 20 feet away. Philip made the military a way of life for the Macedonian men. It became a professional occupation that paid well enough that the soldiers could afford to do it yea ...
... enemy. When held horizontal by the front rows of the phalanx, it was a brutal weapon for people could be run through from 20 feet away. Philip made the military a way of life for the Macedonian men. It became a professional occupation that paid well enough that the soldiers could afford to do it yea ...
Military & Battles
... •Men had spears that were 4 metres long •Rows of 16 deep, soldiers marched, front rows with spears pointed forward and rear with spears pointed upwards •Three phalanx formations would trap the enemy by closing in from all sides •Cavalry and shield bearers supported phalanxs ...
... •Men had spears that were 4 metres long •Rows of 16 deep, soldiers marched, front rows with spears pointed forward and rear with spears pointed upwards •Three phalanx formations would trap the enemy by closing in from all sides •Cavalry and shield bearers supported phalanxs ...
Military Battles of Ancient Greece
... (instead of just the aristocratic heroes of the Iliad) helped democracy to develop in Greece But since armour was required, only the wealthy could be in army as a hoplite the hoplite phalanx made Greek soldiers very desirable mercenaries for hundreds of years Hoplite phalanx helped Greece to fight o ...
... (instead of just the aristocratic heroes of the Iliad) helped democracy to develop in Greece But since armour was required, only the wealthy could be in army as a hoplite the hoplite phalanx made Greek soldiers very desirable mercenaries for hundreds of years Hoplite phalanx helped Greece to fight o ...
Overview of Ancient Greek War
... battle formation - the hoplite phalanx. When exactly this tactic occurred remains uncertain but it had certainly been complete by 650 BC. The hoplite was heavily armored, spear-armed citizen soldier, mostly from middle class. The phalanx composed of hoplites fighting in lines, shoulder to shoulder. ...
... battle formation - the hoplite phalanx. When exactly this tactic occurred remains uncertain but it had certainly been complete by 650 BC. The hoplite was heavily armored, spear-armed citizen soldier, mostly from middle class. The phalanx composed of hoplites fighting in lines, shoulder to shoulder. ...
The Wars of the Ancient Greeks. By Victor Davis Hanson. (London
... neighboring Greeks or to expand the holdings of their own community. War was short. Battles would only take place during summer, before the harvest, and would usually only last for a few hours. Troops were rarely marched more than three days from their homes. Opposing sides, as Hanson describes them ...
... neighboring Greeks or to expand the holdings of their own community. War was short. Battles would only take place during summer, before the harvest, and would usually only last for a few hours. Troops were rarely marched more than three days from their homes. Opposing sides, as Hanson describes them ...
Warfare - The Fitzwilliam Museum
... In battle, the foot soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder several ranks deep in a formation known as a phalanx and this tactic dominated Greek warfare for many years. Each carried his shield in his left hand, thus protecting his own left side and the unprotected right side of the soldier immediately ...
... In battle, the foot soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder several ranks deep in a formation known as a phalanx and this tactic dominated Greek warfare for many years. Each carried his shield in his left hand, thus protecting his own left side and the unprotected right side of the soldier immediately ...
Phalanx
The phalanx (Ancient Greek: φάλαγξ, Greek: φάλαγγα, phālanga; plural phalanxes or phalanges; Ancient and Modern Greek: φάλαγγες, phālanges) was a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar weapons. The term is particularly (and originally) used to describe the use of this formation in Ancient Greek warfare, although the ancient Greek writers used it to also describe any massed infantry formation, regardless of its equipment, as does Arrian in his Array against the Alans when he refers to his legions. In Greek texts, the phalanx may be deployed for battle, on the march, even camped, thus describing the mass of infantry or cavalry that would deploy in line during battle. They marched forward as one entity. The word phalanx is derived from the Greek word phalangos, meaning finger.The term itself, as used today, does not refer to a distinctive military unit or division (e.g., the Roman legion or the contemporary Western-type battalion) but to the general formation of an army's troops. Thus a phalanx does not have a standard combat strength or composition but includes the total number of infantry, which is or will be deployed in action in a single phalanx formation.Many spear-armed troops historically fought in what might be termed phalanx-like formations. The word has come into use in common English to describe ""a group of people standing, or moving forward closely together""; c.f. ""a phalanx of police"".This article focuses on the use of the military phalanx formation in Ancient Greece, the Hellenistic world, and other ancient states heavily influenced by Greek civilization.The earliest known depiction of a phalanx-like formation occurs in a Sumerian stele from the 25th century BC. Here the troops seem to have been equipped with spears, helmets, and large shields covering the whole body. Ancient Egyptian infantry were known to have employed similar formations. The first usage of the term phalanx comes from Homer's ""(φαλαγξ)"", used to describe hoplites fighting in an organized battle line. Homer used the term to differentiate the formation-based combat from the individual duels so often found in his poems.Historians have not arrived at a consensus about the relationship between the Greek formation and these predecessors of the hoplites. The principles of shield wall and spear hedge were almost universally known among the armies of major civilizations throughout history, and so the similarities may be related to convergent evolution instead of diffusion.Traditionally historians date the origin of the hoplite phalanx of ancient Greece to the 8th century BC in Sparta, but this is under revision. It is perhaps more likely that the formation was devised in the 7th century BC after the introduction of the aspis by the city of Argos, which would have made the formation possible. This is further evidenced by the Chigi vase, dated to 650 BC, identifying hoplites armed with aspis, spear and panoply.Another possible theory as to the birth of Greek phalanx warfare stems from the idea that some of the basic aspects of the phalanx were present in earlier times yet were not fully developed due to the lack of appropriate technology. Two of the basic strategies seen in earlier warfare include the principle of cohesion and the use of large groups of soldiers. This would suggest that the Greek phalanx was rather the culmination and perfection of a slowly developed idea which originated many years earlier. As weaponry and armour advanced through the years in different city-states the phalanx became complex and effective.