来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第6集 第6集》

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  of the hoplite was only the beginning of a lengthy process
  仅仅是漫长战争史的开端
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  which certainly lasted more than a century,
  持续了多达一个世纪
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  and may have lasted more than two centuries,
  甚至可能超过两个世纪
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  leading to the creation of a close ordered hoplites only phalanx.
  漫长的战争造就了列阵严整的重步兵方阵
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  The classical hoplite formation then
  这种方阵的形成
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  was not the long lived military institution of scholarly tradition,
  并不是经过长期传承的传统军事制度
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  but merely one phase in a history of almost four centuries
  只是步兵阵型演变的一个阶段
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  of slow change towards ever denser
  战阵逐渐向更加紧密坚固的步兵阵型转化
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  and more cohesive heavy infantry formations."
  而这个变化持续了约有四个世纪"
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  I'll read you one more of his statements,
  再读一段他的话
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  "Those who favor an early date for the emergence
  "那些支持早期出现重步兵方阵的人
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  of the hoplite phalanx rely on one argument above all,
  特别依靠一个论据