fortunately, we have vase paintings that show us Persians.

很幸运我们找到了展示波斯人图景的花瓶
For one thing they're not dressed like civilized people in a dress,

首先他们的衣着和文明人不同
they're wearing pants.

他们穿短裤
But their shields are made of wicker

而他们的盾是用藤条做的
and they don't have that kind of metal body armor and all that stuff.

同时他们也没有金属装甲和其他护具
So, you could blow through that infantry like butter.

所以跟他们战斗就跟狂风扫落叶一般
Probably never that easy but really,

也许不是那么的容易
you're just not going to lose,

不过总会胜利的
and the truth of the matter is

事实上
that hoplites beat non-hoplites in all battles

在所有希腊人打的平原战中
that are fought on flat land in battles that the Greeks fight in.

方阵部队无一例外地击败了非方阵部队
I just want to tell you about -- in Herodotus,

我得告诉你们希罗多德