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1196 followers · 2239 posts · Server mstdn.socialAres was the Greek god of war. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ares/ #History #Ares #GreekMythology #GreekWarfare
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Thermopylae is a mountain pass near the sea in northern Greece which was the site of several battles in antiquity, the most famous being that between Persians and Greeks in August 480 BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/thermopylae/ #History #GorgoofSparta #GreekWarfare #Hoplite
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A Peltast was a type of Greek infantryman who was usually armed with a javelin and who carried a light shield. https://www.worldhistory.org/Peltast/ #History #GreekWarfare #Hoplite #Marathon
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929 followers · 1633 posts · Server mstdn.socialA Peltast was a type of Greek infantryman who was usually armed with a javelin and who carried a light shield. https://www.worldhistory.org/Peltast/ #History #GreekWarfare #Hoplite #Marathon
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The Roman army fought many conflicts throughout its long history, though perhaps none so indelible as the Pyrrhic War from 280 to 275 BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1881/roman-warfare-in-the-age-of-pyrrhus/ #History #GreekWarfare #Pyrrhus #RomanArmy
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The Trireme (Greek: triērēs) was the devastating warship of the ancient Mediterranean with three banks of oars. https://www.worldhistory.org/trireme/ #History #ArtemisiaIofCaria #BattleofSalamis #GreekWarfare
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857 followers · 1367 posts · Server mstdn.socialA Peltast was a type of Greek infantryman who was usually armed with a javelin and who carried a light shield. https://www.worldhistory.org/Peltast/ #History #GreekWarfare #Hoplite #Marathon
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The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between Greek and Persian forces in the Saronic Gulf, Greece in September 480 BCE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Salamis/ #History #Aristides #BattleofSalamis #GreekWarfare
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The Battle on the plain of Marathon in September 490 BCE between Greeks and the invading forces of Persian king Darius I (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/marathon/ #History #BattleofSalamis #DariusI #GreekWarfare
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The history of the second Persian war as presented in most of the modern literature is solely based on Herodotus' Histories. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/671/the-greek-strategy-at-the-battle-of-salamis-480-bc/ #History #Aristides #BattleofSalamis #GreekWarfare
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697 followers · 844 posts · Server mstdn.socialThe history of the second Persian war as presented in most of the modern literature is solely based on Herodotus' Histories.https://www.worldhistory.org/article/671/the-greek-strategy-at-the-battle-of-salamis-480-bc/ #Aristides #BattleofSalamis #GreekWarfare #History
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The Battle of Plataea was a land battle between Greeks and Persians near the small town of Plataea in Boeotia in 479 BCE.https://www.worldhistory.org/Plataea/ #Aristides #GreekWarfare #PausaniasGeneral #History
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The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite unit of the Theban army comprised of 150 gay male couples totaling 300 men. They were formed under the leadership of Gorgidas but first achieved fame under the general Pelopidas. They remained invincible from 378-338 BCE when the entire troop fell together at the Battle of Chaeronea.
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