GK
WORLD HISTORY
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soldiers on horseback
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Spartan women
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aristocrats
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foot soldiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -phalanx, in military science, tactical formation consisting of a block of heavily armed infantry standing shoulder to shoulder in files several ranks deep. Fully developed by the ancient Greeks, it survived in modified form into the gunpowder era and is viewed today as the beginning of European military development.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spartan phalanx was made up a rectangular row of men that were stacked 8 deep. The face of the phalanx could be any number of men depending on the size of the army, the enemy, and the battlefield.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hoplites. The main Greek soldier was the foot soldier called a “hoplite.” Hoplites carried large shields and long spears. The name “hoplite” comes from their shield which they called the “hoplon.” A Greek Phalanx. Source: United States Government.