Conflict was rife among the ancient Greeks of the Classical period. The Greek heavy spearmen, or hoplites, are one of the most recognizable types of ancient warrior and their tightly-packed phalanx formation dominated the battlefield. -- from the jacket cover.

Armies of Ancient Greece, circa 500-338 B.C. covers history, organization and equipment of Ancient Greece.

Birthplace of the Polis and Hoplite; Ascendancy of Sparta; Lelantine War and the Rise of Athens; The Ionion revolt and the Greco-Persian Wars; The Peloponnesian War and the Corinthian War; The Theban-Spartan War and the Rise of Macedonia; Troop Types and Organization of the Greek Armies; Panoply and Tactics of the Greek Armies.