Warriors - Spartan Vengeance - Part 4 / Οπλιτικό Άγημα ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΕΣ

Συμμετοχή του Σύλλογου Ιστορικών Μελετών ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΕΣ στην παραγωγή του History Channel Warriors - Spartan Vengeance

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Association of Historic Studies "KORYVANTES" succesfuly joined the History Channel's Production : "Warriors - Spartan Vengeance".

Part 4

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Koryvantes Κορυβαντες Warriors Spartan Vengeance History Channel Chanel Terry Schappert Korybantes Dienekes Hoplites Hoplite Thermopylae Πλαταιές Platea Thermopyles Reenactment Association of Historical Historic Studies Horseback Archery Kassai Greece www.koryvantes.org www.horsebackarcherygr.com Sparta Spartans koryvantes.org horsebackarcherygr.com Hoplite Macedonia Σπαρτιάτες Σπάρτη Πέρσες Σύλλογος Ιστορικών Μελετών Κορύβαντες Κένταυροι Κασάϊ Κασσάϊ Μακεδονία Πλαταιές Περσικοί Πόλεμοι Διηνέκης Άδωνις Επιμενίδης Δεινοκράτης Ηφαιστίωνας Μιλτιάδης Περσέας Ακάδημος Korivantes Korevantes Korebantes Αρες Αναξ Ares Anax

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[MaMoral88]

wow this show is TRULY AMAZING!!!!Thanks for uploading it!!

[rangerbobcat]

Most historians list about ten thousand Spartan hoplites at the battle of Platea. The rest were helots - lightly armed troops that would fight in skirmish order, not the

heavy infantrymen of the phalanx. So there were Spartan missile and screening troops at the battle to fight the Persian cavalry and archers.

[infokemp]

@MaMoral88 This would make a great basis for a remake of the 300 and a sequel

[Saxon723]

@888HamilkarBarkas888 depending on how you use your spear over hand, the armpit is not open to much attack if done properly, with the palm facing upwards. the saxons, vikings and other north europeans used this method in their shield walls to great effect

[pukovnikz]

@shitheel100 no....horses are ekspensive

[elasolezito]

@shitheel100 They had later but not back then.

[shitheel100]

no cavalry?

[888HamilkarBarkas888]

@1Laconian a shield wall formation using spears underarm.look at the hoplite cuirass: it was made out of leather, with metal reinforcements on belly hight - they were afraid of getting stabbed in the belly. the armpit has no armour, there is only a leather part for protecting the shoulders - they were not afraid of getting stabbed in the armpit. using a spear overarm opens the armpit and your enemies can stab you in this unprotected area. the design of their amour is quite instructive

[1Laconian]

@888HamilkarBarkas888 So tell us then what is the smartest approach to the formation....? We await your educated response.

[ElvenAngel]

@FcK2420 That's Greek naming conventions for you. Personally I'm stuck with Pinelopi Phoebe. We're nuts.

[ElvenAngel]

@rangerbobcat I love how people forget that there were also Athenian phalanxes and other allied Greeks with them. I hail from Sparta myself but ffs, everyone's always overrating the Spartans like they were the only ones who did anything in the Persian wars. Hello, Athens fought too? Marathon, Salamis?

[kakas10000]

@888HamilkarBarkas888 The overhand is good at this formation cause you can pierce your opponent from above.Dont forget that the front rows of both parties are bending so they can push harder..So the back rows can use the overhand to pierce them from above.Also keeps the pointy back of the spear away from your comrades..

[MrLantean]

@philhindu29 Using a longbow on horseback, a mounted archer can only shoot his target sideways. In horse archery, the prefered method is to shoot towards the enemy or away from them in full gallop. Using a longbow, the weapon kept poking the horse and it can get very annoyed. That's why the much shorter more compact but more powerful recurved composite bows were invented for such purpose. Using such bows, a mounted archer can shoot in any direction with ease.

[888HamilkarBarkas888]

overhand useage of a spear is stupid for formation fighting, you make your long spear shorter (the only advantage of a spear is its length!), it is hard to parry (because the other end of the spear sticking out behind is a counterweight, enemies will knock aside your spear easily) and the spike on the end of the spear is a danger to your friends behind.

[stranglechord]

@philhindu29 This was 400 BC, and he didn't say "The WORLD had ever seen", He said that "SPARTA had ever seen."

[philhindu29]

bollocks the english had mounted archers that used longbows in 1345 the mn speaks shit!!

[jobe5514]

No offence to the makers of this documentary, or the Spartans :D, but they did not invent running with armour, weapons and an aspis. It had been a Greek Olympic event for quite some time, also, running at the enemy was used to great effect at the much earlier Battle of Marathon by the Athenians and their Plataean allies. Apart from that, good documentary.

[MrLantean]

@Zachbro39 Spartans believed true warriors used swords and spears to fight their enemies. Only cowards killed their enemies from a distance away. Lacking ranged weapons is one of the Spartans' weakness. Other Greek armies had peltrasts which are lightly armored soldiers armed with ranged weapons like bows, javelins and slingshots. At the Battle of Lechaeum, the Spartans was defeated by Athenian peltrasts. This was the first battle where the hoplites were defeated by the peltrasts.

[MrLantean]

I disagree on Terry Schappert's comment on the composite bow. The composite bow is more powerful and achieve greater range than the English longbow. It is made by combining wood, horn and animal sinew bound together with fish glue. Horn has greater compression strength and is able to withstand more pressure than wood. This allows the bow to be shorter and more compact to be used on horseback. The longbow has to be in specific length in order to be effective and it will snaped if it is shorter.

[FcK2420]

lol his name is Aristotle Hercules!!!!!

Jesus thats amazing.

It's like being named Bonaparte Da Vinci :)

[lions4life2]

@SpnOptimus2011 Hey! Do you have any websites or books where I could research the night stalker of the spartan army? I'm very interested.

[Zachbro39]

I loled @ the cmment about how spartans laughed at persian archers because they thought it was unmanly to use ranged weapons.. Thats awsome, these guys were true in your face beserkers.

[MrLantean]

@rangerbobcat The healots were allowed to served as auxilaries to the Spartans. In return, they hoped that they would be granted freedom as reward. Other Greek armies had peltrasts which are lightly armored troops armed with missile weapons like slingshots, javelins and bows. The Spartans believed that only cowards used ranged weapons. The lightly armored healot auxillaries could used their speed and agility to counter Persian archers and cavalry.

[spyrosw9]

it wasnt only the spartans.a greek alliance consisting of athens sparta corinth and megara fought at the battle of plaetea.

[lomi0n]

Goodbye historical accuracy... Check on wikipedia the battles of Plataea, Thermopylae and Marathon to get a correct picture of who fought and how.

[Pokerface1337]

The Spartans were that what we call extreme sportsmen today... they were amazing.

[deadmansguide]

@rangerbobcat i think the number total war 10,000 like 5 or 6 thousand hopolites and the rest helots. Sparta never risked all their troops in one battle.