Well written Paul. I especially like the line: "The othismos turned a phalanx into more than the (sic) sum of its ranked hoplites." I have not heard before of...
Thanks George. As to the sauroter as staff, the idea was actually first put forth by V.D. Hanson in one of his books, but in a footnote if I recall. The...
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Dear friends, You maybe are already familiar with the existence of the following title, however, I would like to formally present it to you and kindly ask you...
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