08-06-2007, 10:19 AM
669 B.C. Hyssiae.
King Pheidon of Argos demonstrated that the tight formation of Argive spearmen armed with round shields and crushing on the enemy could overan even heavily armed javelinthroers aremd with Beotian shileds.
Many belive that this was the starting point of the Spartan military and political reforms.
In Thyrea 300 logadae vs 300 hippeis was one of the bloodiest draws in history byt the next day the Spartans crushed the Argives and Hyssiae were never to be repeated.
Kind regards
King Pheidon of Argos demonstrated that the tight formation of Argive spearmen armed with round shields and crushing on the enemy could overan even heavily armed javelinthroers aremd with Beotian shileds.
Many belive that this was the starting point of the Spartan military and political reforms.
In Thyrea 300 logadae vs 300 hippeis was one of the bloodiest draws in history byt the next day the Spartans crushed the Argives and Hyssiae were never to be repeated.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
