AHCL 2105H Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Chigi Vase, Tyrtaeus, Second Messenian War
15 Mar 2017
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Characteristic of greek city state was how it waged war. Greek history is one constant war, stopped by festivals and celebrations. Law of the city of dreros, crete, c. 650 bc. Elements of panoply: helmet: see photo to right, slight view for eyes, nose and mouth, most of the time shaped to the person wearing. Elements of panoply: calchidian helmet: photo to the right, more genaric for multiple uses for different people, more open in mouth area unlike the helmet above. Elements of panoply: breastplate: most common breastplate is from 5th century bc displays of anatomical view with nipples, earliest breastplates are a sheet with more designs on it. Thucydides: 8: boetians at delion (424): 25 ranks, thebans at leuctra (371): 50 ranks, ranks move in one movement with spears protruding. Phalanx, xanthos, c. 400 bc: phalanx - a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar weapons.
