THE GREEKS

They built long citadels, the eldest of the Greeks, and they built them low and strong, not thrusting into the sky but clinging to the rocks, with walls of great stones piled up and cisterns dug deep. In time of peace they laid up chariots in their magazines, their wheels detached, and in time of wa...

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Published inSoldiers and Ghosts p. 15
Main Author Lendon, J. E
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Yale University Press 15.06.2005
Subjects
Applied sciences
Armed conflict
Armed forces
Armies
Earth sciences
Geography
Hand weapons
Historical methodology
Historiography
History
Land
Military history
Military science
Physical sciences
Political science
Swords
Technology
War
Warfare
Weapons
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Summary:They built long citadels, the eldest of the Greeks, and they built them low and strong, not thrusting into the sky but clinging to the rocks, with walls of great stones piled up and cisterns dug deep. In time of peace they laid up chariots in their magazines, their wheels detached, and in time of war rode them forth by their hundreds. They wrought their swords of bronze, these men we call the Myceneans, and they knew the spear and the shield and the bow: all the important tools of ancient combat except the riding horse. Their walls and their
ISBN:0300106637
9780300106633