The period from 1200 B.C. onwards was decisive for life both on the Greek mainland and in the islands, as monarchies disappeared and were replaced by aristocratic governments and the creation of a new form of community: the city-state.

Alongside these developments, a new style of warfare emerged that would shape land strategy in Greece until the defeat of the Greek city-states by the forces of Macedonia at Chaeronea in 338 B.C. This warfare strategy was based on a group of heavily armed infantry soldiers organized into a phalanx – the classic formation of hoplites – and remained the system throughout the Classical Greek period.

This informative, illustrated guide analyzes this crucial period that saw the transition from the warriors of the Homeric Bronze Age to the roots of the men who fought in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.

Pages: 64, Year of Publication: 0901, Dimensions: 18.4x18.4cm