THE GREEK HOPLITE Flashcards
Where and how was his training conducted?
UNDERGO STRCIT TRAINING IN PREP FOR ROLE In 2 years when in late teens
Who were they?
Heavily armed INFANTRYMAN of GREEK CITY STATES.
Citizen who could afford himself ARMOUR AND WEAPONS
WHAT WAS TESTED IN HOPLITES TRAINING?
Strength
Agility and quick reflex
He should either return
VICTORIOUS OR DEAD
what was a drill
FORMED A BLOCK OF MEN 6 wide and 6 deep. TO REFORM A SINGLE FILE THAT WAS REVERSED
What was a lochas
4 ENOMOTIAI
Drawn up 3 me. Abreast moving forward to form a phalanx twelve wide
Forming a phalanx
When 4 ENOMOTIAI (a LOCHOS) formed phalanx and first enomotia( 36 men) HALTED
The army strength dropped from 9000 to 8000 and hundred years later it was only 3600
What happened between 7th and 5th centuries?