Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100-700 BC
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The period from the 12th century onward saw vast changes in every aspect of life on both the Greek mainland and islands, as monarchies disappeared to be replaced by aristocratic rule and finally by the development of a new form of community: the city-state. Alongside these changes, a new style of warfare developed, which was to be the determining factor in land warfare in Greece, until the 338 BC defeat of the Greek city-state, by the might of Macedonia at Chaeronea. This mode of warfare was based on a group of heavily armed infantrymen organized in a phalanx formation--the classic hoplite formation--and remained the system thr
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Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Release date: 23 August 2016
ISBN-10 : 1472815599 | ISBN-13: 9781472815590
Release date: 23 August 2016
ISBN-10 : 1472815599 | ISBN-13: 9781472815590
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