Greek Military
Phalanx - formation where 10 x 10 men and the ones in front held spears.
People had spears, shields, and swords, ballistas, catapult
Armor was expensive so rich people had more of it
Athenian army had 10 generals with one elected from each tribe
Pericles was the main general
Infantry - normal people/main troops
Cavalry - horses
Navy - 400 ships
Battles and War
Persian War (city-states expanded too much)
Marathon - Darius wanted to take over Greece, Persia lost
Thermopylae - Next Persian king tried to take over Greece again. Spartans held them off for a little. They burned down Athens which was deserted
Peloponnesian (27 years) - Aegospotami, naval battle where Athenians got owned by Spartans (3000 died, 160 ships sunk)
1/4 of people died in this war, lots of plagues, blockaded citizens inside Athens, Athenians surrender to Sparta
Delian League - kept money for people in case of war, continue to fight Persians, built ships, recapture islands, made treaties, war started with Athenians and Spartans
Socrates - philosopher and sculptor, was in the army, taught Plato, became a speaker and a teacher, killed from hemlock after he was sentenced to death for corrupting youth, known as one of the wisest Athenians
Plato - philosopher and mathematician, founded academy of Athens, sold into slavery, someone who liked him bought him, somehow he died
Aristotle - philosopher, taught by Plato, became a professor until Plato died, taught Alexander the Great, started a school, learned about biology, math, and physics
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