>be ancient Greek >implement radical idea of having soldiers

>>3368947
Who???

>>3368947
>he invading empire
Athens provoked the Persians first by causing the Ionian revolt.

>>3368957
why do you think the filthy persians lost then?

>>3368965
The Greek army was much more armored than Persians, hence the name "Hoplites", and the Persians were not used to those type of warfare.

>filthy
kek

>>3368947
The revisionists will lose this nonsensical. This desperate flagellation to find parity between criticisms of East and West fails even with the most cucked of historians.

>>3368947
>radical idea
>of having soldiers be citizens
lol

>>3368947
Athens would be considered a state sponsor of terrorism today.

>>3368957
>causing

Sending a handful of ships once the revolt was well under way is causing now?

>>3368965
Greeks had longer spears and a mountainous country the Persian's had to fight through while suffering from stretched supply lines. Not to mention the Persians weren't doing well at home during either war with Greece.

>>3368947
cultural marxism is a hellova drug

>>3368947
>conscripted peasants into soldiers by force as slaves should have won the war instead
any proof of this?

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>>3368947
>hires thracian animals anyway

>>3369023
>every opinion I don't like is cultural marxism
Get help.

>>3369369
cultural marxism is merely apologism codified

>>3369228
Thracians were alright, Ares lived there