Armies and Tactics: Greek Armies during the Persian Invasions

Our secondary series called the Armies and Tactics finally makes its debut. This series will cover the armies, their tactics, formations, weaponry and other matters pertaining to the warfare. In this video, we talk about the way the armies of the ancient Greeks changed during the Persian invasions. Previously we released this video on the warfare of the ancient Greeks between XVI and VI centuries BC: Sources used: Anderson, J. K. ‘Greek Chariot-borne and Mounted Infantry’, American Journal of Archaeology. Bugh G. The Horsemen of Athens, (Princeton University Press, 1988) Boardman, J 1979 Athenian Red Figure Vases, (Thames and Hudson) Everson, Tim. Warfare in Ancient Greece: Arms and Armor from the Heroes of Homer to Alexander the Great. (Stroud, 2004) Greenhalg, Early Greek Warfare (Cambridge University Press, 1973) Peter Green, The Greco-Persian Wars, (University of California) Sekunda, N. The Ancient Greeks, (Osprey) Snodgrass, A