Название: Greco-Roman Warfare: The History and Legacy of the Phalanx and Legion Formations that Revolutionized the Ancient World
Автор: Charles River Editors
Издательство: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 1983946702
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 76
Размер: 1,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

Although the armies of the ancient Greek, or “Hellenic”, city-states (poleis, singular polis) included both cavalry (hippeis) and light infantry (psiloi, peltastes, gymnetes), their mainstay was undoubtedly the heavy infantry known today as hoplites.