Early Achemenid Persian
| Early Achemenid Persian | |
| 4 | LF, Jav L/Spear, Poor |
| 4 | LH, Jav, L/Spear, Average |
| 6 | MF, Protected, Undrilled, 1/2 Bw, 1/2 JLS |
| 6 | MF, Protected, Undrilled, 1/2 Bw, 1/2 JLS |
| 4 | CV, Armoured, Bw, Swordsmen, Superior, Undrilled |
| 4 | CV, Armoured, Bw, Swordsmen, Superior, Undrilled |
| 4 | LH, Bw, Average |
| 8 | HF Armoured Offensive Spearmen, Undrilled |
| 8 | HF Armoured Offensive Spearmen, Undrilled |
| 8 | MF, Bw/JLS, Superior, Armoured, Drilled |
| 8 | MF, Bw/JLS, Superior, Armoured, Drilled |
| FC, TC, TC, TC | |
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The Achaemenid Empire was the largest and most powerful empire the world had
yet seen. The empire reached its greatest extent under Darius I. He led
conquering armies into the Indus River valley and into Thrace in Europe. A
punitive raid against Greece was halted at the Battle of Marathon. His son
Xerxes I tried to subdue the Greeks, but his army was defeated at the Battle of
Plataea 479 BC.
In this period the usual tactic of the Persian army was for the archers to shoot
volleys of arrows to weaken and disorganise their enemy, then their excellent
cavalry moved in to deliver the coup de grace. Usually this was a sound plan,
but it proved to be not all that clever when it was tried on a load of heavily
armoured Greek hoplites.
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