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Rise of Infantry in Eurasia During the Early Iron Age: 750 BCE-476 CE

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The general view is that drilled and disciplined heavy infantry emerged during Early Iron Age in the Greco-Roman world while the Asian states depended on indisciplined foot levies and cavalry. This picture needs to be qualified.

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Roy, K. (2022). Rise of Infantry in Eurasia During the Early Iron Age: 750 BCE-476 CE. In: A Global History of Warfare and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3478-0_4

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