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Which Ancient Greek Army would you fight for?
Athenian (vs. Persian Wars & Sparta) 7 (46.7%)
Spartan (vs. Persian Wars & Athens) 5 (33.3%)
Macedonian (vs. Persians & Indians) 1 (6.7%)
Mycenian (vs. Trojans) 2 (13.3%)
Total Votes: 15
Ancient Greek War Poll; Your opinions!!!
Topic Started: Mar 18 2006, 10:11 PM (259 Views)
MysticMan
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ok so this is a cool poll I like. Judging by the Armies of these 4 Super emipres, its commanders, and its societeies. Which would you prefer to live and fight in.

Athenian: you'd be living in an interesting city-state which was interested in more power and wealth but was at its height democracy. They fought at the Battle of Salamis and many other with the Persians and Spartans.

Spartan: these soldiers were taken from their mothers at age 7 to join the Agogae, where they would be put in the cold mountains and had to survive. At 13 they had to take a tough test called Agon where they would try to steal cheese on an alter where older boys would whip them. Some would give up and some would die trying, but if you made you were one tough cookie. Then at around age 20 you'd join the Hoplit Army in Sparta. They fought at Thermopylae with other Greek armies and many other key battles and even in Troy!

Macedonian: headed by Phiplip then by ALexander in its prime days this Army united Greece and under Alexander comnquered the known world and beyond. Fighting at Tyre, Gaugamela, and many other big battles.

Mycenian: ruled by high king Agamemnon what a sight it would be to be in an Army of a thousand ships going toe to toe with the Trojans and witnessing the Trojan horse and the burning of Troy. Fighting along such great men as Achilles, Ajax, Odysseus, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and all the rest of the gang. Then again you would be stuck there for 10 years but what a sight.
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Athens, the centre of culture-music, art, theatre would be my choice. I'm not the join the Agogae type really. If I had to be a soldier I would probably be a lot more like Woody Allen in Love and Death than John Wayne in some war movie.
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The Dirty Mac
Mar 19 2006, 01:19 PM
Athens, the centre of culture-music, art, theatre would be my choice. I'm not the join the Agogae type really. If I had to be a soldier I would probably be a lot more like Woody Allen in Love and Death than John Wayne in some war movie.

Haha tahts so great!!!
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Athens - vs Sparta
Sparta - vs Persia
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OnlyMe
Mar 20 2006, 06:52 AM
Athens - vs Sparta
Sparta - vs Persia

It would be crazy to see them getting theyre ass kicked by the Greeks on the triremes! those Persians were really in for it!
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Athens for me please.
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I vote for....The Cartheginians!

oh wait! They Suck! :fail:
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I love the Myceneans. Invading the Minoans and killing them all....god bless.
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After reading 'The Gates of Fire'(Steven Pressfield) I'm going to stick with Sparta, or anywhere in the southeast Pelopenessus. Because I would love to fight with honor for my nation, and because they are military superior to all other nations.
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Aug 25 2006, 07:26 PM
After reading 'The Gates of Fire'(Steven Pressfield) I'm going to stick with Sparta, or anywhere in the southeast Pelopenessus. Because I would love to fight with honor for my nation, and because they are military superior to all other nations.

:loveanim: Your words are honourable. Athenians fight for money. Spartans fight for justice and honour. Spartans only fight when they need to or when someone needs help. Athenians fight to conquer and exploit things.
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