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1 " Nor was combat fatal to most combatants; annihilation of entire armies was rare in the classical age, as the nearly uniform adoption of the panoply—the Greeks’ bronze breastplate, shield, helmet, greaves, spear, and sword—ensured protection from repeated attacks. "
― Victor Davis Hanson , The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
