Does anyone know general terms of the structures within a Greek Army? Such as how the Romans have legions and cohorts.
Do we even know or is it just lost to history?
Here you go, should be some useful info in here:
https://mega.nz/#F!ZAoVjbQB!iGfDqfBDpgr0GC-NHg7KFQ!8JhxSLJJ
>>2523484
Depends on where and when, but for a lot of the time, back when citizen militias were a thing, there really wasn't much of a structure. You had a strategos (overall leader) who usually took up the foremost position on the right end of the phalanx and consequently died all the time, and everyone else was just kind of milling around there and charging and stabbing.
Part of the reason hoplite warfare worked was that it was so simple any idiot could do it, so they didn't need complicated command structures.
>>2523484
They generally didn't really have one. Athens divided people by "tribes" and would form the line based on that.
Depends on the State and period, but here's a typical gist (from smallest to largest):
-Dimoiria (lit. trans: two quarters) = half-file (4-8 men typically), led by a Dimoirites
-Dekania (lit. trans: unit of 10) = single file (also called ) (typically anywhere from 8 - 16) led by a Dekarchos (squad leader)
-Dilochia = double file (16-32 men) led by a Dilochitès
-Pentekostys (lit. trans: unit of 50) = usually refer to half of the phalanx led by a Pentekonter
-Phalanx = usually 8-16 files deep (conventionally defined as 64 total, but could be anything from 60-300 to larger if anyone wanted to) led by a Lochagos (ambiguous in usage--typically just translates into 'Captain', but generally the equivalent of a centurion).
-Taxis = regiments consisting of phalanxes, led by a Taxiarchos
-Strategos was the top general of an expeditionary force or large subordinate unit
>>2523484
>ancient Greece
>a short and simple answer