What is the military of Athens?

The military of ancient Athens was composed by its own citizens. We can distinguish the land army into 3 main forces; The hoplites , the cavalry and the skirmishers. The hoplites were the main decisive force in each and every battle that took place from the archaic period (~700 BC) to hellenistic period (~250 BC) between greek participants. read more

Army In the manner of neighboring city-states the backbone of the Athenian military on land was the hoplite, a soldier primarily armed with a shield and spear. Accompanying every hoplite was a lightly armed attendant, either a poor citizen who could not afford a regular suit of armor (panoplia), or possibly a trusted slave. read more

Athenian Education & Military Training The primary purpose of Athenian education was to produce thinkers, people well-trained in arts and sciences, people prepared for peace or war. read more