Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from ...

ORGANIZATION AT TROY. 29At the siege of Troy (1193-1184 B. c.) we find clear evidencesof organization. Agamemnonevidently had the legalpower to compel the reluctantGreek monarchs to join him inan expedition based on a merepersonal quarrel. Achilles hadtwenty-fivehundred men, dividedinto five regiments of five hundredmen each.The Greeks advancedto battle in a phalanx ordeep body, shield to shield, andin silence, so that the orders of,,-, •^ ^ ^ it-» Greek Soldier, in Linen Cuirass.the leaders might be heard, liutin front of the lines of the armies there always took placeAncient Greek Soldier.a series of duels betweenthe doughtiest champions,— as it were a prolongedand very important combatof skirmishers beforethe closing of the heavylines. But coupled withan admirable idea of disciplinewas the habit ofplundering the slain, forwhich purpose rankswould be broken andoften a decisive advantagelost.Prisoners weretreated with awfid inhu-nianitvCamps were regular, and often fortified. The men used