| 41. | The Thebans acted with alacrity to establish a the end of the distinctive hoplite battle in Ancient Greece.
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| 42. | The hoplite was a well-armed and armored citizen-soldier primarily drawn from the middle classes.
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| 43. | This allowed diversification of the allied armed forces, rather than simply mustering a very large hoplite army.
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| 44. | As a result, the fielding of a respectable hoplite army without mercenaries or freed helots was difficult.
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| 45. | The rise and fall of hoplite warfare was tied to the rise and fall of the city-state.
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| 46. | As evidenced by the Alexander Sarcophagus, troops serving Alexander the Great were also armored in the hoplite fashion.
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| 47. | The Greek Hoplite, for instance, is a more effective heavy infantry than the other tribes'counterparts.
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| 48. | Along with the rise of the city-state evolved a new style of warfare : the hoplite phalanx.
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| 49. | The fact that Demosthenes fought at the battle of Chaeronea as a hoplite indicates that he lacked any military skills.
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| 50. | In this status, the phalanx had twice the normal depth and each hoplite had to occupy about in width.
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