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A brief overview of a standard phalanx-to-phalanx engagement between opposing Hoplite armies in the age of the Greek City States.

This book is given as an introductory course to the hobby of historical wargaming in the period from the dawn of recorded history to the beginnings of the Renaissance.

The Classical Civilizations' social structure is reflected in the structure of their armies.

Continuing in the traditions of DK's Eye Witness series, Weapon provides an enlightening inventory of the tools that have helped shape world history

The Battle of Marathon highlighted the superiority of the phalanx that had evolved out of geographical considerations as well as a smaller population base.

One of history's finest heavy infantry units, the Macedonian phalanx dominated ancient battlefields from the 350s to 198 B.C.E. Used properly, it was almost unstoppable.

The city state of ancient Sparta was a martial culture the likes the world has rarely seen.

The most famous of all holding actions in military history where 300 Spartans made an Alamo of a mountain pass in Greece.

The ancient weaponry and varied warrior clothing of the fierce Amazons reflect these women warriors' diverse origins.

This article analyzes the tactics and strategy employed by the Greeks and the Persians in the battle of Marathon and how it has influenced the evolution of the west.

The Athenians proved in 425 B.C. that not only could Spartan soldiers be defeated, they could even be beaten into submission.

Kimon, a political leader during the Classical period, was responsible for turning Athens from dusty and arid to green and bountiful, with a few additions to the Agora.

The Socratic Method forced young Athenian men to come to an an understanding of justice, virtue, ethics, and the purpose of knowledge, threatening Athenian status quo.

Swords evolved from daggers. The earliest daggers were crafted from flint, bone or obsidian. Although stone blades were razor sharp, they were also brittle.

The Spartans were a fiercely disciplined society dedicated to the pursuit of military perfection.

Fought from 17 - 19 September 480 BC, the Battle of Thermopylae has gone down in history as a shining example of courage and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds.

Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 faithfully depicts the Spartans who fought at Thermopylae, according to accounts from authors such as Xenophon, Herodotus, and Plutarch.

The hoplites of Sparta had been the terrors of the Hellenic world for centuries. But in 371 BC , Epaminondas and the Theban army ended their supremacy forever.

The Battle of Thermopylae sketches the celebrated stand of King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors against the overwhelming might of King Xerxes I's Perisa Army.