A storm of spears
understanding the Greek Hoplite at war
- ISBN: 9781848842953
- Editorial: Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
- Fecha de la edición: 2012
- Lugar de la edición: South Yorkshire. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 336
- Idiomas: Inglés
Papel: Cartoné
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The backbone of classical Greek armies was the phalanx of heavily armoured spearmen, or hoplites. These were the soldiers that defied the might of Persia at Marathon, Thermopylae and Plataea and, more often, fought each other in the countless battles of the Greek city-states. For around two centuries they were the dominant soldiers of the Classical world, in great demand as mercenaries throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East. Yet, despite the battle descriptions of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon etc, and copious evidence of Greek art and archaeology, there are still many aspects of hoplite warfare that are little understood or the subject of fierce academic debate.
