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en-wikipedia-org-4302		Hoplite - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	6228	800	73	These existed at times in Athens, Argos, Thebes, and Syracuse, among others.[6][7] Hoplite soldiers made up the bulk of ancient Greek armies.[8] The formation proved successful in defeating the Persians when employed by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC during the First Greco-Persian War. The Persian archers and light troops who fought in the Battle of Marathon failed because their bows were too weak for their arrows to penetrate the wall of Greek shields that comprised the phalanx formation. The Rapid Adaptation model was developed by historians Paul Cartledge and Victor Hanson.[23] The historians believe that the phalanx was created individually by military forces, but was so effective that others had to immediately adapt their way of war to combat the formation.[23] Rapid Adoptionists propose that the double grip, hoplon shield that was required for the phalanx formation was so constricting in mobility that once it was introduced, dark age, free flowing warfare was inadequate to fight against the hoplites only escalating the speed of the transition.[20] Quickly, the phalanx formation and hoplite armour became widely used throughout Ancient Greece.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4302.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4302.txt