Teaser: Changing Warfare and the Hoplite (Patreon)

This is a teaser of the bonus episode, Changing Warfare and the Hoplite found over on Patreon.How wars were fought on the Greek mainland would go through a period of change and evolution, much like many other areas of culture. This would see the heavily armoured aristocratic warriors of the Bronze Age, riding their chariots into battle fade from history. As the Bronze Age moved into the dark ages and then into the Archaic period, how the Greeks fought would change dramatically, with these changes appearing to be tied with the political and social structures of the societies.  We would end up seeing a new type of fighter emerge, that of the Hoplite, who unlike the warriors of the Bronze Age, was a solider part of a formation much larger and important than the individual. In this episode we will look at this change in warfare along with the emergence of the Hoplite and attempt to understand why and how they came about.If you would like to hear more and support the series click on the Patreon link at the bottom of the page or you can head to my website to discover other ways to support the series, HereNew bonus episodes and series updates come out in the first week of every month, Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/castingthroughancientgreece)