Peltasts
Articles tagged Peltasts.
Peltasts: The Javelin Troops Who Broke the Spartan Phalanx
Jun 05-By Caiden Pannell
In 390 BC, Athenian peltasts destroyed a Spartan regiment without a single shield clash, exposing a fatal flaw in hoplite warfare.
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Articles tagged Peltasts.
In 390 BC, Athenian peltasts destroyed a Spartan regiment without a single shield clash, exposing a fatal flaw in hoplite warfare.
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