Military and Delian League:
Greek Army-
-armor:
* Hoplites wore helmets and used shields
*hoplites means shield
*bronze body armor
*Greaves- shin guards
-weaponry
* used a spear or spike
*if those were broken they used swords and daggers
-Tactics
*the Greek army used a tactic called the phalanx against the Persians in 490BC
* In that form the front row created a wall of shields and long spears were held by the second row.
-Battle at Thermopylae
*Persians won
*Spartan lost 300- along with their king
-Salamis
*Greeks fought against the Persians at sea
*1/3 of the Persian fleet was conquered
-Types of Soldiers
-Hoplites-
*Well armored
*well armed
* skilled
* easily won battles
*Premier soldiers
-Peltast-
*Had lighter infantry
*”Protectors”
*Spears or Javelins
-Pisiloi-
*No body armor
*bow, sling shots, or javelins
*Almost no shields
* Mostly the poor citizens
-Calvary-
*on horses
*Armed/unarmed
*shields/ no shields
* if armored it was leather or metal
*If armed carried a javelin
-Types of people that participated
*wealthiest: leaders if the army
*2nd wealthiest: formed Calvary
*3rd wealthiest: formed the hoplite infantry
*Poorest: archers and 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 Persians
* An alliance of ancient Geek city-states that were dominated by the athenians
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