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picture: the phalanx consisted of a long battle line. Shields protected the warriors, the spears to kill the enemy. Among the Macedonians were the Lances even longer. Alexander the Great did to cope. Finally, the Romans were victorious against the Macedonian phalanx.
It is the year 422 BC were the 1200 Athenian warriors at the gates of Amphopolis. 300 cavalry were with them. In there were the Spartans. The Athenian commander Cleon waiting for the heroic Spartans would leave Brasidas under their protection. Cleon waited, but the Spartans made no move to leave the protective walls. The Athenian strategist finally gave up. He gave the order to retreat. Slowly, the army began to move, Cleon at the top.
suddenly heard a roar and shouting the hoplites. Cleon saw the reason. The gates were open the Amphopolis, a Spartan phalanx was there. A thick shield wall protected the Spartans, their outstretched spears made it the enemy is not possible to break through the line of battle. Some spearheads were already colored red. The 1500 hoplites and horsemen had no time to form a phalanx. Relentlessly continued the Spartans on their way.
exulted The Spartan commander Brasidas. The baffled Athens should be destroyed quickly.
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The Spartans dominated the Peloponnese islands. By Spartans subjugated Helots took part in the Battle of Amphopolis.
But some Athenians began to Deffensive. They came running up to the Spartan Phlanx. Brasidas thrust his spear forward and met with resistance. An Athenian shield protected the vehicle. With battle cries, the Athenians finally burst through the phalanx. Menlaos was thrown to the ground. His lance he threw on a Greek. Other Spartans rushed to help. Several Athenian hoplites were killed.
more Athenian hoplites come. A Spartan was killed by two hoplites. The soil turned red as the blood spurted more Greeks to the ground. Brasidas took his sword and his shield was fixed in the arm. A Athenian hoplite with spear was stormed to Brasidas. Brasidas important to side and beat away the lance. The sword killed the hoplites.
Another Hoplite fell victim to his lance.
As Brasidas again looked to the front, a lance flew up to him. Brasidas raised his shield. Something wet running down his arm. It was his blood. The enemy hoplite came with two others. Brasidas killing two, the last buried his sword in his shoulder. However, he also died by the sword of Brasidas. Although
fell in the battle of Amphopolis in Greece, the Spartan commander Brasidas, killing the army of 600 Spartans Athenians. Supposedly only 7 Spartans have fallen from 2300 Spartans.
The Spartans were victorious thanks to their surprise attack, but their phalanx also contributed to the victory.
In the battle against the Amphopolis died Cleon, the Athenian strategist and Brasidas. After this great battle of the Nikiasfrieden was signed, but not too long lasted ...
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