Greek Warefare

Hoplite warfare was a representation of a source of living, and a form of values and relations between the Polis. Only the men considered to be a Hoplite, and part of the unit known as Phalanx, were able to afford the expensive Hoplite armour. The uniform was made with a lot of metal: bronze armour on the shins and chest, bronze helmet, with a small slit of the person to breathe. Not only was the armour very precise, the way that war was taken care of was as well.

A war was not a spontaneous action; in fact, there was a process involved. The army was made up of farmers and citizens of the Polis. The first step was and assembly put together by the citizens. In an assembly the citizens would vote on weather or not war should be enforced. When the decision is made to go forth with war, agreements are made with the enemy. So that the population would know there was war in order, a speech was made to the rest of the citizens. War was very formal and done with much care.

The Hoplite’s tactics for war were very particular compared to recent or even pre-modern war tactics. There were 2 kinds of men that made up the army. One was the younger very talented man, and the other wa

The Tyrants were bringing their cities lots of wealth. They were a source of hope for the cities in financial demise. Tyrants encouraged crafts men to use their skill to sell products. They started colonies and trade routes so that products could be moved easily. For example the Polis of Corinth was under the rule of a man named Cypselus. He was responsible for bringing that Polis to one of the wealthiest cities. Tyrants were also concerned about their people. Temples were built and activities were provided for fun and relaxing. Original Tyrants were by the most part caring and financially beneficial for the different cities.

When the battle was over, when the hoplites were victorious, the men would take the jewellery and other possessions as trophies. In most instances the enemy would ask for a truce, but the hoplites still ended up taking the dead. Any dead corpse that wanted to be recollected would have a charge of 200 drachmas. The drachmas that were received went to the unfortunate that could not afford their own armour. Another way they praised themselves, was a massive feast at the end of the battle. It was mostly given for the dead men lost in battle.

On the other hand when the Tyrants would die off, their sons would take over. The sons were more demanding and selfish. They started treating people unfairly and inhumane. There was a sense of taking advantage of people going through out the second generation Tyrants. For example a second generatio

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