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but instead let me give you the opportunity to ask questions
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that you would like to raise,
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particularly if you want to ask about how they fought,
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as long as we have a phalanx here we might as well use it if we need too.
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Are there any questions? Yeah?
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-How would they practice because weren't they prominently farmers?
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The answer is they damn near didn't.
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That is, you've got a very key point;
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there was very little military training.
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On the other hand, you don't need very much.
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Think about it, what are the skills?
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What are the technicalities?