Greek Battle

War. What comes to mind when you think of war? Do you think of the kind with guns and tanks? I’m not thinking about that kind of war. I’m thinking of the Greek kind of war. With swords, spears, and stuff. That kind.  In this document, you learn about what weapons and strategies were used.

What strategies were used?

When entering battle, it is smart to enter in a formation. The Greeks entered in a formation called a phalanx. A phalanx was a square made up of soldiers with spears pointed forward to keep enemy from getting to close to them, the next few rows with their spears pointed at a 45 degree angle creating a wall against arrows. Each man was protected by the shield of the man standing next to him to the right. This was a great formation because they were protected from the front, the right, but not from the left.

Some other strategies used were:

• Burning farms
• Blocking food supplies
• And waiting for the enemy to show weakness

 Those are the tactics Sparta used to beat Athens. Sparta burned Athens farms and blocked food supplies. Then Athens made a big mistake. It tried to take over another city called Silcy. There Athens was defeated and lost most of its army and navy. That was just what Sparta needed. They saw Athens army and navy get badly hurt so they went and built a navy with the help of an old rival, the Persians.  Then they hit Athens and they hit them hard. Once Sparta defeated Athens navy, Athens surrendered to Sparta, and released all of the cities they captured.

Now, you might to be wondering, “What weapons did they use?”

My answer is swords, spears, rocks, bows and arrows, battering rams and mobile turrets. The battering rams were used to destroy the walls of a fort, and the mobile turrets were used to get level with the enemy. For protection, the Greeks used shields, body armor and helmets.

To me this was an interesting topic because didn’t know much about Greek war, but now I know:

• What weapons were used
• What strategies were used and more.

      I hope you have found this paper both interesting and informative.