The Greeks fought mainly amongst themselves but also had to resist Gallic
and Persian invasions. Indeed the Greeks did so well against the Persians
that they became much in demand as mecenaries (the Persian empire being
very wealthy) and fought in Persian armies against Alexander the Great,
when he invaded Persia.
A tough army whose main strength is the phalanx but is also limited,
as this phalanx can only charge straight ahead. The Spartans are one of
the strongest infantry units in the entire game. If you like you could
imagine the Spartan Sacred Band, as a Kings (the Spartans had two Kings
at the same time) bodyguard, ready to die to the last man. |
