10-27-2003, 04:22 PM
I am in doubt to answer this question myself. The time period is enormous and the territory is not small too – from Spanish colonies to India.<br>
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Army of Phillip, father of Alexander the Great (in a wide sense it may be considered Greek) is out of the question. IMHO it is best of all antiquity (excluding Chinese region).<br>
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And what about others?<br>
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When speaking of Greek military we usually imagine phalanx as their main force. But we shouldn’t forget that there was a country, which cavalry equaled (or even outdid) best Asiatic horsemen. It is Thessaly, of course. Rather peculiar military culture, in some aspects close to Sparta. Knights of antiquity. They were especially important for Philippus II and Alexander the Great which realized the strength of cavalry.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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warrior11<br>
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Army of Phillip, father of Alexander the Great (in a wide sense it may be considered Greek) is out of the question. IMHO it is best of all antiquity (excluding Chinese region).<br>
<br>
And what about others?<br>
<br>
When speaking of Greek military we usually imagine phalanx as their main force. But we shouldn’t forget that there was a country, which cavalry equaled (or even outdid) best Asiatic horsemen. It is Thessaly, of course. Rather peculiar military culture, in some aspects close to Sparta. Knights of antiquity. They were especially important for Philippus II and Alexander the Great which realized the strength of cavalry.<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
warrior11<br>
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