Sparta
In the 7th Century BC a new era of warfare strategy evolved. Before this new strategy, foot
soldiers (known as hoplites) engaged in battle in the form of one mob for each army which
on the command of their generals runs at each other and proceeds to hack blindly at the
enemy with little to no direction other then to kill the enemy in front of them. This proved
to be very messy and the …
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…pay. There were a variety of reasons for this transfer of responsibilities
including the state's ability to buy quality armor for all and the benefits of soldiers fighting
in armor to which they are accustomed. There is also an aesthetic benefit to having all
soldiers, weapons, and banners of the same appearance, not to mention the economic
benefit for the city-state when all weapons and armor for the army must be bought within
the city-state.
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