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The Myth of the \'Middle Class\' Hoplite

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The Myth of the \'Middle Class\' Hoplite
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02-14-2009, 01:28 PM
I recall the incident about the vote, but not the source.
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02-14-2009, 08:27 PM
Maybe check Aristophanes? I also remember reading about the Scythian archers rounding up citizens for the assembly. Supposedly, anyone who tried to evade could be forced to pay a fine. Thucydides mentions some archers in the Athenian army at the start of the Peloponnesian War.
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