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Rough detailing of at least one microcosm that may have taken place during the Persian invasion of the Hellenes:Two footsoldiers locked in combat. Besides Troy, the other most infamous Grecian battles/campaigns were the Persian and Peloponessian Wars.

Although the retelling of Troy and the Trojan War has made that particular military excursion popular in recent days, we have at least one Greek historian who claimed otherwise. Thucycides, a military historian of the 5th century B.C., comments that the invading army that approached Troy was not all that large, when considering that the entire expeditionary force was pulled from "the whole of Hellas". He also cites the invading army's lack of supplies and money, explaining why the siege was extended for a longer duration than was necessary (10 years). He states:

"...If the besieging army had brought abundant supplies, and, instead of betaking themselves to agriculture or pillage {to sustain themselves}, {and} had carried on the war persistently with all of their forces, they would easily have been masters of the field and have taken the city..... {if}they might have regularly invested Troy,... the place would have been captured in less time and with less trouble."
-Thucydides, "Peloponnesian War", Book I, para. 11

Special thanks to mistseeker for catching the omicron/omega mistake, and for elucidating further some of those historical details. Many thanks also to wingsofwrath for catching the Phalanks issue with this pic, as well as offering more insight into the military fine details (and for giving me my 262).

Description
Rough detailing of at least one microcosm that may have taken place during the Persian invasion of the Hellenes:Two footsoldiers locked in combat. Besides Troy, the other most infamous Grecian battles/campaigns were the Persian and Peloponessian Wars.

Although the retelling of Troy and the Trojan War has made that particular military excursion popular in recent days, we have at least one Greek historian who claimed otherwise. Thucycides, a military historian of the 5th century B.C., comments that the invading army that approached Troy was not all that large, when considering that the entire expeditionary force was pulled from "the whole of Hellas". He also cites the invading army's lack of supplies and money, explaining why the siege was extended for a longer duration than was necessary (10 years). He states:

"...If the besieging army had brought abundant supplies, and, instead of betaking themselves to agriculture or pillage {to sustain themselves}, {and} had carried on the war persistently with all of their forces, they would easily have been masters of the field and have taken the city..... {if}they might have regularly invested Troy,... the place would have been captured in less time and with less trouble."
-Thucydides, "Peloponnesian War", Book I, para. 11

Special thanks to mistseeker for catching the omicron/omega mistake, and for elucidating further some of those historical details. Many thanks also to wingsofwrath for catching the Phalanks issue with this pic, as well as offering more insight into the military fine details (and for giving me my 262).