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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Trial of Socrates, Metic, Athenian army, Fifth Century Athens, Plague of Athens, Long Walls, Pericles' Funeral Oration, Autochthon, Political climate, Ephialtes, Decree of Themistocles, Athenian Treasury, Laurium, Bendis, Athenian coup of 411 BC, Paralus and Xanthippus, Hermippus, Eucleides. Excerpt: The Athenian army was the military force of Athens, one of the major city-states (poleis) of Ancient Greece. All physically fit citizens were liable for military service from their 18th to 60th years. It was said that the Athenians were so enamored of the pleasures of peaceful life that they preferred to pay mercenaries rather than serve themselves on distant expeditions, and the truth was that there were many Arcadians, Thracians, and many others, from the nations which supply the bulk of the mercenaries, always in Athenian pay in the outlying garrisons. After a young ephebe finished his two years at the barracks, returned home with the condition to return in times of need. When there were not enough men to form an army, the men in reserve were called to meet the required number and no more. Thus for a small force only the eligibles between say twenty and twenty-four years of age would be summoned; but in a crisis all the citizens were levied up to the very graybeards. The levy was conducted by the ten Strategoi (at once "generals," "admirals" and "war ministers"), who controlled the whole armed power of Athens. The recruits summoned have to come with three days' rations to the rendezvous, usually to the Lyceum wrestling ground just outside the city. In case of a general levy the old men are expected to form merely a home guard for the walls; the young men must be ready for hard service overseas. The organization of the Athenian army was simple: each of the ten Attic tribes sent its own battalion or taxis, which was la...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156737316
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 82 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156737311
  • Publisher Date: 18 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Trial of Socrates, Metic, Athenian Army, Fifth Century Athens, Plague of Athens, Long Walls, Pericles' Funeral Oration
  • Width: 189 mm


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