ON THE COVER: Age of Innovation

In the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), it seems that the conduct of, and thinking about, Greek warfare underwent a seismic shift in the first decades of the fourth century BC: 400-350. Not only were there experiments with line depth and the lengthening of the spear (and other, similar experiments) but we also find innovations such as in drawing up the battle line in echelon (such as at the battles of Leuctra in 371 and Second Mantinea in 362) and in the maximising of light troops (such as at the battle of Lechaeum in 390). Other innovations such as the introduction of the cardaces in the east (Persian troops armed like hoplites) occurred along with other innovations explored in this issue. It is also in this period that…

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Ancient Warfare (Digital) - 1 Issue, AW XVIII.1

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