Athens

• What was expected

  All adult citizens to serve

  Until age of 60
• When were men considered fully adults?

  When they has done basic 2 year military training

  Then could enter assemblty
• State - did they pay soldiers

  Yes

  basic wage to lessen impact of lost wages from time spent training

  money drawn from taxes and spoils of war
• Was state support given like spart?

  No,

  they has less time to train

  they had to work

  no strict entry requirements
• Was the army a citizen army

  Yes

  military seen as a civic duty
• Why did they fight and how did they communicate

  They fought for their city and himself

  divided into 10 tribes

  fought alongside their tribe, helped bring a sense of community
• Why was recruitment impacted by wealth?

  soldiers had to provide their own equipment

  only rib men were in cavalry - horse

  middle class - hoplites

  poor - rowers, lightly armoured infantry
• How were rowers recruited and their pay?

  The navy needs thousands

  so used poor class

  navy paid a decent wage and they didnt need to buy any equipment
• What did the navy use slaves and mercenaries for

  rowers too

  paid for them using spoils of war and taxes
• mercenaries

  somebody paid to fight in an army but they arent from the city
• Who were triremes paid from

  paid by a wealthy citizen

  man who paid this called a trierarch

  seen as a honour -dTy to Athene s