Greek military and Delian Leauge
Greek Army
Armor
- Hoplites wpre helments and used sheilds
- Bronze body armor
- Greaves
- Armor became lighter with fortified linen and chainmail
Hoplite derives from the greek word hoplon
Weapnory
- The hoptiles used a spear or spike
- Or they used swords and daggers
Tactics
- The greek army used a tactic called a phalanx against the persian army in 490 B.C.
- In the phalanx form, hoptiles would create a wall of sheilds in the front row and then long spears held by the second row and behind would come down over the shouders of the first row
Famous Battles
- Battle at thermopylae- Persian won to Spartans, Spartans lost 300 men & their King
- Salamis- Greeks fought against Persians at sea. 1/3 of xerxes fleet was lost
Types of soldiers
- Hoplite- Well armed, well armored, skilled,easily won, premier soldiers
- Peltast- Lighter infantry, protectors, spears of Javalin*
- Psiloi- No body armor, bow, sling or javelin, almost no sheilds, mostly poor citizens
- Calvary- On horses, armed/unarmed, sheilds/no sheilds, armored/unarmored, if armored, leather or metal, were often scouts.
Types of people that participated
- Wealthiest were the leaders of the army
- Second wealthiest formed the calvary
- Third wealthiest formed the hoptile infantry
- Poorest were the archers and oarsmen
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