specifics in Spear fighting combat

[hoplite14gr]

In the bronze age only the aristokrat charioteers had martial arts training.
The rest simply grouped together and followed them.
As democracy and therefore increased armies started appearing the problem of what to do with so many men started. Elite unites of Logadae of aristokratic origin had the money and time to do something more complex.

2 weeks are more than enough to drill a group og men to manouver in formation and I DO KNOW what I am talking about. Imagine then that this was "the battle tactic". 2 years are more that enough to muster the basic drill . Most middle class epheboi started military drill from 15 under the supervision of the paedotrives (ancient fitness instructor)
All city stated required from their citizen to perform service.
Crtetans also sent their epheboi for a year to learn outdoor fieldcraft skills.

Tha phalanx was chosen because is the simplest system compaired to others.

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