In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a ...
Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ... conquered Greece. Later in the same century, however, Athens found itself at war with its ferocious ...
Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient ... packed shield and spear formation that might be several ranks deep and many soldiers wide. A highly successful 'war machine', the phalanx ...
In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Sparta and Athens fought a ...