Phalanx formation

and saw what was possible and set out to achieve it. this is for commenting purposes Alexander changed the course of history because he was one of the most successful military commanders of all time. He used and unbeatable military formation, called a phalanx, which is a row of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder. He trained and used persians in his army, even though the Persians were enemies of the Greeks at the time. He was only 18 when he won his first battle. And in the following…

History is shaped by actions taken based on how advantages can be used in the environment, how it could disable the enemy’s advantages, and how poorly or advantageously geography is used to aid the likelihood of winning a battle; as well as exploits made by how personally suited the strategy is to enforce army advantages or to restrict the disadvantages in order to equalize or empower the troops against the enemy. Using the various strategies of limiting troops, prolonging the duration of the…

According to George Bernard Shaw, “progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything” (BrainyQuote). Many major progressive changes in religion and society occurred in the first half of the 1800s. Especially in America, people started to question their beliefs and ways of life. In turn, the thought processes were upgraded and changes to society were made. Several communities were formed to act as a little slice of perfect society. These Utopias…

surrounded Greece. This made trade extremely easy because the Greeks could trade for what they couldn’t grow. They were also able to bring back ideas from other cultures that they traded with. Because mountains cut off the Greek, this led to the formation of city-states, which caused limited interaction and unity of the city-states. Physical barriers prevented a unified Greece, so the sea became an important part of the Greek society. There were many bays, sailors, and trade of olive oil,…

Persian wars lasted for around 50 years. It was a series of wars and conflicts that started in 499 BC and ended in 449 BC. Paragraph 1 The Greeks had many battle strategies that they used to beat the Persians and one of those, was the Phalanx. It was a formation were a Greek soldier used a big shield to protect themselves, and they used their spear to fight the Persians. The Greek soldiers had much better armour and weapons than the Persians. According to Herodotus,…

soldier of Greece. The Hoplites fought in a phalanx formation, a square of shields and spears. The remainder of the army were the horsemen, the wealthy nobles who defended their polis (city state) on horseback. The horsemen numbered about 4,000 and were not as good compared to an average Persian cavalryman compared to the difference between the sparabara (lightly armoured spear infantry, armed with a bow and large shield) and the Greek hoplite phalanx. The remainder of the men on the field would…

had to fight to survive, which Sparta did. I believe that the weakness outweighed the strengths. How did Sparta do this, how did they manage fighting for rivalry? One reason how they did this was with a strong, obedient army. Sparta had a formation called a phalanx, this consisted of strong, tight soldiers, interlocked with each other holding shields, with each man carrying a short sword. That was not the most important thing on how they rivaled, they rivaled because they have a army, that is…

Alexander conquered a lot of land and fought in a lot of hard battles but always seemed to come out victorious. He stuck with the phalanx formation his father taught the troops and introduced many new and strong weapons to his army. Alexander was a very strong war hero and he never lost a battle which made him a very well-known guy. One more reason Alexander the Great was so heroic was…

David Trotter Dr. Gerald Miller ENG 111 October 6, 2015 Alexander The Great Alexander the II of Macedon, born July of 356 BCE to King Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, the daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus, is considered ‘the great’ for both his military genius and diplomatic skills. He is even said to be the inspiration for other conquerors such as; Pompey, Caesar, and Napoleon (Alexander The Great). By far the most important achievement of Alexander was the fact that he spread the…

Modern historical analysis is bases its existence off of one crucial element; evidence. The First and Second World Wars provide historians with in depth hard evidence from still-existing battlefields as well as thousands of written accounts of the events of a day’s fighting. The further back in history one goes, however, the more scant this history becomes. Amongst the most difficult time periods to analyze can be found in the Classical era; with limited surviving written resources as well as…