Men Of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare In Ancient Greece -

Hoplite warfare was defined by its equipment and its rigid tactical formation. Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece

The book Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece gathers leading historians to challenge the "hoplite orthodoxy". Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece

"Men of Bronze" typically refers to the heavily armored hoplites of ancient Greece, or specifically to the scholarly work edited by Donald Kagan and Gregory Viggiano. This volume explores the "hoplite debate"—the question of how these citizen-soldiers fought and whether their rise triggered a revolution in Greek social and political life. The Scholarly Debate: "Men of Bronze" Hoplite warfare was defined by its equipment and