The most effective greek fighting style was the phalanx formation. This was formed by the greeks when they all lined up and stuck put there spears. They did this because if any enemies came close to them they would run into their very strong shields considering they were 3-5 feet long. Also if any enemies came close they would get stabbed with the long spears which were around 13-21 feet long.This formation was first founded by the ancient sumerians, The sumerians lined up with 6 rows 6 x 6 but the greeks wanted to have more power in thee formation so they went 8 x 2. Behind them was a line of archers that could fire over and put a rain of arrows down on the opposing army. King Alexander really utilized this formation when he took over a part of the world. Even though the hoplites were the greeks main force the calvary also had a small part. At the time horses were very expensive and not all greek soldiers could afford them, so if you did have a horse to ride on during battle you would be much stronger.The peltasts were a smaller group of soldiers but still strong. They were usually placed on the sides of the phalanx armed with spears a small shield and sometimes sling shots. The use of the peltasts were to take away attention from the phalanx and let them charge in on the middle of the army they were fighting. I got all of this information here.
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