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                                            War & Greece

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                                            War & Greece

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Sparta:  Was  very big war city state with many great warriors and weapons.

Athena:  Was a city state that was into war, but had had an alliance with Sparta. And is now the capital of Greece.

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                                         Fighting Formation

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                                         Fighting Formation

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Weapons:
Heavy metal shields, metal tip spears, and a metal sword.
Formation: They had no known fighting formation but they have done several different formations.

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                                  The Hoplites Equipment

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                                  The Hoplites Equipment

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A hoplite was the most common type of heavily armed foot soldier in ancient Greece.

- It was some of the equipment and tools they used to fight in wars.
-During 4th and 7th centuries BCE

- Everyone had to be ready to play that role

- Athens had a system of compulsory military service for 18-20 year olds

- All males up to the age of 60 could be called up for the armed forces https://www.ancient.eu/hoplite/

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                                       The Spartan Soldier State

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                                       The Spartan Soldier State

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- Spartans would wear red cloaks and had long hair
- Believed that in order to be a soldier you had to have a tough upbringing
- They would train for 23 gruesome years
- After that they were considered true Spartan citizens
- Boys were only allowed one tunic and would not wear any shoes
- They were not given much food which led them to steal
- Girls also had to be physically fit
- Spartan women had more freedom then other women
- They would run the farm, and give orders to helots (slaves)
- They would tell their sons,  ¨Come back with your shield or on it.¨
- This means that they would either want their son to come back alive with their shield, or die and be carried back on their sheild
All information found at: https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zxytpv4

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                                      Legendary Greek Battles 

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                                      Legendary Greek Battles 

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There were three important battles - The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Thermopylae, and The Battle of Salamis.

The Battle of Marathon was remembered for the Greek soldier named Pheidippides who ran for two days and nights (150 miles) before the battle to call for help. The Greeks fought an army of 20,000.

In the Battle of Thermopylae a huge Persian army was trying to invade Greece and 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas stood in their way. The Spartans were very brave and courageous, but unfortunately they lost.

In the Battle of Salamis the Persian king Xerxes watched from a throne set up on the shore, expecting an easy victory. The Greeks attacked with their boats when their enemies were stuck in a narrow channel. The Greeks won and it was such a memorable victory.

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zckr4wx

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                                                War at Sea

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                                                War at Sea

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-had oars and and sails
-largest warships had three banks of oars and were called ‘triremes’
-triremes needed 170 men to row it
-steered by long oars at the stern or back of the ship
-a sharp metal ram on the front of the triremes
-the sharp metal is to make a hole into the other ship and it cause the other ship to sink
-the triremes gets close to the enemy and tries to crash into  them
-the solder would jump onto the ship and damage and capture it
-their enemies were usually the Persians
(information from -https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zckr4wx)