11-17-2008, 01:17 AM
Paralus wrote:
[quote]Paullus Scipio wrote:
2. The strong legend of Spartan invincibility:Even with their huge advantage in numbers, the Athenians acted cautiously, the Hoplites merely holding their ground while the light troops, broken up into companies of approximately 200, attacked with missiles from all sides. This timid behaviour tells us that the Spartan legend of invincibility was alive and well. ( or perhaps we should put this down to good tactics on Kleon and Demosthenes part?)
The latter. Thucydides makes it plain that Demosthenes’ plan was to attack with the “light armedâ€
[quote]Paullus Scipio wrote:
2. The strong legend of Spartan invincibility:Even with their huge advantage in numbers, the Athenians acted cautiously, the Hoplites merely holding their ground while the light troops, broken up into companies of approximately 200, attacked with missiles from all sides. This timid behaviour tells us that the Spartan legend of invincibility was alive and well. ( or perhaps we should put this down to good tactics on Kleon and Demosthenes part?)
The latter. Thucydides makes it plain that Demosthenes’ plan was to attack with the “light armedâ€
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
