FRIDAY! 91412

[6th Melissa]

Military and Delian League:
Greek Army
-armor: hoplies awore helmets and used shields.
-wore bronze body armor and greaves (shin guards)
-armor became lighter.
-weaponry: used a spear or spike.
-used swords and daggers as secondary weapons.
Tactics:
-phalanx was used in 490 bc.
-^^ wall of shields in the front row and then long spears, held by second row and back that would come down infront of the front row.
Battle of Thermopylae
-persians won to spartans.
-spartans lost 300 men including their king!
Battle of Salamis
-greeks fought against persians at sea.
-1/3 of fleet was lost.
Types of soldiers
-hoplite: well armored, wall armed, very skilled, easily won battles, premier soldiers.
-peltast: lighter infantry, "protectors", spears or javelins.
-psioli: no body armor, bow, sling, or javelin, almost no shields, mostly poor citizens.
-cavalry: on horses, armed/unarmed, shields/no shields, armored/unarmored, leather or metal amor, carried a javelin, were often scouts.
Types of people that participates:
-wealthiest social class: leaders of the army
-second wealthest class: calvary
-third wealthiest class: hoplite or infantry.
-poorest: archers or oarsmen.
Delian League:
-Persian League was involved
-Spartans launched the Peloponnesian war to force the Athenians to give up this league.
-joined in 478-477bc against the persians.
-dominated by the Athenians.