Alexander\'s Greek Allies

[Theodosius the Great]

Greetings,

How would Alexander's Greek allies have equipped themselves ?

Would there be some wearing traditional Hoplite kit ? (at least the ones who weren't from Corinth or Thebes)

Or would they all have been outfitted as Phalangites ?

[conon394]

They would have been equipped as hoplites Hoplites. Philip’s infantry did not render the hoplite obsolete as Issus and the Lamian War demonstrated.

I doubt Alexander had any Allies from Thebes, however, since he wiped it off the map. I would tend to think states/polis like Elis, Argos, Thessaly, and Messenia would make better candidates for allies of Alexander.

[Theodosius the Great]

Hi, conon394.

Philip’s infantry did not render the hoplite obsolete as Issus and the Lamian War demonstrated.

So, they were superseded by Phalangites yet they were not quite yet obsolete ? When do Hoplites disappear ?

I doubt Alexander had any Allies from Thebes, however, since he wiped it off the map

Oh yeah.... :oops:

As VDH says, "no one's killed more Greeks than Alexander" :roll:

[hoplite14gr]

They might have statrted as peltasts or even ekdromoi.
Greece was loaded with that type of mercenary after so many civil wars.
It is not unlikely that Alex requiped a great number as hoplites.
After Granikus he had alot of resources at his disposal
South Greekight horse is even mentioned.
Kind regards