dec 1, 700 BC - Military

Description:

Nobles on horseback
Aristocrats dominated political life
BUT by 700 BCE, Military based on hoplites, Heavily armed infantry soldiers
Carried round shield, short sword & a
thrusting spear (about 9 feet long)
Battle as a unit
Shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular
formation
Phalanx
Wall of shields protect hoplites
Keep order
Difficult to harm

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