12-19-2008, 07:28 PM
City states had an elite force between 300 to 5000.
I am not certain if the Hippes all or ellements of them went to Thermopylae.
I am more incline to accpet 2 bodyguards for the king.
Ploutarch mentions 80(!) boduguards in life of Agesialos but myself and co-author G. Ilioppoulos believe that after the horrific bloodbath of the late 5th and mid 4th century thesw 80 men were all that remained from the oned proud 300 hippeis.
Kind regards
I am not certain if the Hippes all or ellements of them went to Thermopylae.
I am more incline to accpet 2 bodyguards for the king.
Ploutarch mentions 80(!) boduguards in life of Agesialos but myself and co-author G. Ilioppoulos believe that after the horrific bloodbath of the late 5th and mid 4th century thesw 80 men were all that remained from the oned proud 300 hippeis.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com