The cavalryman who can afford to keep a horse (rare, when farmers' plots are generally at subsistence size). The hoplite or foot soldier who can supply himself with a panoply of arms (hopla = helmet, cuirass, greaves, helmet, shield, spear, sword). The non-propertied class, who are employed as light infantry, marines, seamen or rowers.
All the Greek cities enlisted their military-age males into their armies in which they were part-time, called out when required..Sparta had a class of citizen ('Spartiates') whose life was as a warrior - they were able to do so because they had a class of serfs who tilled the land for them, enabling the warriors to devote their time to matters military.
the military class
All the Greek cities enlisted their military-age males into their armies in which they were part-time, called out when required..Sparta had a class of citizen ('Spartiates') whose life was as a warrior - they were able to do so because they had a class of serfs who tilled the land for them, enabling the warriors to devote their time to matters military.
greek fireThe first military secret weapon was called Greek fire.
The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek World was created in 1982.
Ulysses S. Grant United States Military Academy , class of 1843Dwight Eisenhower United States Military Academy, class of 1915Jimmy Carter United States Naval Academy,class of 1946
You will typically learn about Greek Mythology in an English class at school. You will also learn about Shakespearean works.
Ulysses S. Grant United States Military Academy , class of 1843Dwight Eisenhower United States Military Academy, class of 1915Jimmy Carter United States Naval Academy,class of 1946
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