Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal ... though in time they adopted tactics to overcome the close combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing ...

Some of their battle analyses are very impressive, taking into account troops, arms, tactics, terrain, season, communications, and so forth, as they discuss the rise of Hoplite warfare, its centuries ...

Aided by superior tactics, better equipment, and sheer determination they had achieved the impossible. Over six thousand Persians lay dead. In contrast only 192 hoplites had perished on the ...