Agamemnon's Polis

In Book 1 of the Iliad Agamemnon has caused trouble for the Achaeans by taking Chryseis, daughter of priest Chryses, as his war prize. Achilles tries to convince Agamemnon to return Chryseis to stop Apollo’s anger, but Agamemnon becomes continues to refuse. Finally he agrees to return Chryseis, but as a replacement he takes Achilles’ war prize Briseis. There is a big argument between the two and then Nestor intervenes to put a stop to it. He told Achilles that, “You are strong, and have a goddess for your mother; but Agamemnon is stronger than you, for he has more people under him.”
Homer reinforces the fact that in order for a polis to remain sovereign and independent hoplites are needed. Because Agamemnon has an army his polis can remain