Hoping for some insight.

[Lykaos]

I've been trying to learn a little more about Greek warfare. All you ever hear about, however, are the large-scale battles. I was wondering if there were small force raids and patrols. Was it always thousands against thousands or were there plenty of smaller skirmishes of dozens, maybe just a few hundred men? Did the wars usually just consist of a few, large battles, or many small battles between those large conflicts?


Edit: Actually have one additional question. Sparta was described as having several (six?) tribes. Were all the tribes (and two kings) located IN Sparta or was it spread out over several Laconia city-states? Sorry... I'm not the brightest fellow and have had difficulties making sense of maps and historical writings.