From Aristocratic Champions to the Phalanx of the Common Men

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As we have described, during the Mycenaean era the political structure of Greek society was modeled after the typical condition in Anatolia and the Middle East. First, Minoan society emulated that of Asia Minor, and then, the Mycenaeans copied the Minoans.

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Glassman, R.M. (2017). From Aristocratic Champions to the Phalanx of the Common Men. In: The Origins of Democracy in Tribes, City-States and Nation-States. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51695-0_73

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