Early Greek Hoplites 0319 Officers were well-educated and affluent

Officers were well-educated and affluent

The vessels and their payloads of munitions and men were seen as expendable

As their name suggests

but most obviously

Early Greek Hoplites 0319 Officers were well-educated and affluentThe hoplite phalanx was one of the most formidable fighting formations of the ancient world, enabling the Greeks to dominate the battlefields of their homelands and much of the Near East for hundreds of years. Each hoplite was equipped with the best armour and equipment he could afford, which often gave the phalanx a rag tag appearance. The front ranks were reserved for the wealthiest, and therefore best equipped, men where they hoped to perform