CLST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Lyric Poetry, Solonian Constitution, Epic Cycle

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 102
• Professor: Fabio Colivicchi

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The secondary weapons: the stabbing sword: the slashing sword. Peltasts = soldiers armed with a light crescent-shaped shield (pelte), javelins and swords. Originally from thrace, this type of soldiers became common in. Thessalian gravestone: thessaly was the area of greece where horsemanship was most developed. Macedonian coin of king alexander i: macedonia also had a tradition of horsemanship. The king and the aristocracy traditionally fought on horseback. The evolution of greek warfare from the 5th c. the phalanx. In general, the hoplite phalanx was still the main combat unit, but there were changes in military gear. Hoplites had lighter helmets and armour, which made the phalanx more mobile and flexible. The new lighter gears were also less expensive and more people could afford fighting as hoplites. Starting from the peloponnesian war there were attempts to improve the traditional use of the phalanx with a different battle order and basic maneuvers.