“Greek Soldiers of Fortune” Reading response, 200 words

Greek Soldiers of Fortune Response

After reading chapter nine of the assigned reading, there are several major themes and points of argument that I observed. One of the major points of argument is that neither the aristocrats nor the middling citizen soldiers provide the origin of the tactics and arms that were being used by the Greek. At the time, the aristocrats were being held in high social and political status whereas the middling soldiers were held lowly as they tried to protect their farmland. The argument suggests that it is unclear how the tactics used by the Greeks were adopted over time.