THE GREEK HOPKITE PHALANX: The Iconic Heavy Infantry of the Classical Greek World

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Overview of the current state of hoplite aspects, from fighting techniques to the social and economic background of the 'hoplite revolution.' Offers a new perspective on the hoplite phalanx by putting it in the context of other military developments in the Mediterranean world in the middle of the first millennium BC. Argues that the Greek phalanx was different in degree, but not in kind, from other contemporary heavy infantry formations and examines the similarities with other equivalent formations.