Writes James Goss, Teacher of Classics and Marcus W. (L6th)
The Classics Lecture Group met up again on the 28th November, with Marcus W. (L6th) giving a talk on the militaries of Ancient Greece. This ranged from land and sea warfare in the Persian Wars and the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE, to the tactics of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE.
Marcus tells us all about it below:
“On Friday the 28th November, I presented as part of the Classics lecture series on the militaries of Ancient Greece. I talked mostly about the rivalry and military of both Sparta and Athens and I looked at their armies, navies and a series of famous battles they were involved in, such as the Peloponnesian War. I also went on the talk about some maybe unexpected aspects of warfare, such as ancient methods of biological and chemical warfare, along with an early form of flamethrower.
I chose this as a Classical Civilisation student, as it was a major aspect of Greek life that we do not study in depth, and it is useful in the understanding of how society functioned in the Ancient world. I especially was interested in how the two cultures of Athens and Sparta worked together and collided with one another.
Overall, it was an enjoyable experience and an interesting talk to research and present.”
