Cont. Notes
Who particicpated in the Army?
- had to meet certain requirements- had to be male, atleast 18, own your own land, and you have to have a mandatory of 2 years in military trainning
- the system now is alot different than how it used to be. old ways- had to be rich, had to buy your own weapons. because you had to be rich, the armies were usually smaller
Different kinds of soldiers
- from 18 to 60 all physically fit to men went to the military
- normally really young
- hoplite soldiers- usually poor or trusted slaves
- if you had more money, you could raise your own horse and were part of the calvary corps
- Roles: if they only needed a small force then they took 20-24 ears olds. if they needed a big army then they even recruted the elderly.
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