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Show 57 - Kings of Kings II

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

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The Artwork Is a Cost Thing, Right?

Athens will put together ten or 11 thousand of these citizen militia, soldiers. They are joined by 800 to a thousand hoplites from the small city state of plataea. And then go and put themselves in a blocking position that keeps the persians from expanding out into the countryside. But if you put all these people together on battle day, it doesn't look very uniform. Because of this, we're told, there's even conspicuous display. The rich guys come n drive up in the b m ws, right? And they have the the horsehair crest that's triple and maybe ostrich feathers sticking out too,. And the poor guy shows up in some leather jerkin

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