Book Recommendation: Greek Warfare: Myths and Realities
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Book Recommendation: Greek Warfare: Myths and Realities
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08-15-2006, 10:14 AM
The chariot was never used for shock tactics until the development of the Persian scythed chariot in the Iron Age. Bronze age chariots were universally used as archer platforms from China, through to India, the Near East, and Mykenaian Greece. The adoption of the phalanx formation is largely unrelated to the phasing out of chariots on Greek battlefields.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
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