Greek and Roman Warfare

Wikipedia's information about Macedonian wars.

The Romans fought four Macedonian Wars between 215 and 148 B.C.

The Roman Army was considered the most advanced of its time. The Roman Army created the Roman Empire - a huge part of Western Europe - and Rome itself greatly benefited from the riches that the army brought back from its conquered territories.

Gladiatorial shows turned war into a game, preserved an atmosphere of violence in time of peace, and functioned as a political theatre which allowed confrontation between rulers and ruled.

An amateur archaeologist discovers the field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire.

Sparta was a warrior society in ancient Greece that reached the height of its power after defeating rival city-state Athens in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.). Spartan culture was centered on loyalty to the state and military service.

Ten of the greatest heroes of Greek legend, including Odysseus, Achilles, Perseus, Theseus, and Hercules.

The Greek warriors were some of the finest ancient warriors ever to live. Learn about the Greek warriors, their skills, and tactics, along with their battle tactics which made them one of the more fearsome warriors on the battlefield.

Ancient Greek Warriors, The hoplite warrior and warfare. The Greek phalanx formation and ancient greek warfare. Greek armor, helmets and sheilds. Their deadly heavy infantry armed with spears and swords. The tactics and strategies employed by the armies of Greece. Every thing about the ancient military history of the ancient Greeks and their warriors.

In the ancient Greek world, warfare was seen as a necessary evil of the human condition. Whether it be small frontier skirmishes between neighbouring city-states, lengthy city-sieges, civil wars, or large-scale battles between multi-alliance blocks on land and sea, the vast rewards of war could outweigh the costs in material and lives.

The military history of Greece is the history of the wars and battles of the Greek people in Greece, the Balkans and the Greek colonies in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea since classical antiquity.

A list of ranks in the Greek Army from Over The Front.

The ancient Greek military hierarchy ran parallel to the social structure or social hierarchy in ancient Greece. Like in the social structure of ancient Greece, aristocratic class got the higher positions in the military hierarchy also. People from aristocratic classes were placed on higher military ranks and people from lower classes served military from the lower ranks and were not eligible for promotions on certain higher ranks.