Show ancient ARMIES sesostris of egypt about sixteen centuries before christ is the first conqueror who is said to have kept a regular army he divided his lils kingdom into thirty six military provi provinces n ces and established a military with which he overran asia as far as india some centuries later the great persian kings formed a vast standing army divided as garrisons among the provinces under control of f military mili iary governors in time of war this thi army was increased by a ize jeral levy from the barbarian people which had bad been conquered the greeks who only could coul d resist these vast barbarian hosts kept no standing army but rather militia in each small arta otate te which united in times of foreign war vat they did much however for military science the spartans spartano Spar tans invented the phalanx the Athe athenians olans added their troops and cavalry to cover the front and to carasi the enemy in the rear ades lades is said to have first used the double step to increase the momentum of attack while the first made use of the lonz long and narrow column to pierce the lines of the enemy the ris rise e of the great macedonian power marks the n ext standing army which under philip and alexander conquered the world rome introduced Introduce a changes in army matters which hive have influenced the whole civilized world about B C every roman from the age of seven teen to forty six was liable to be ailed upon to serve as a soldier they went through a very severe course of disc discipline P 11 ne every year the magistrates sent up the names of the men liable to service from which their legions were chosen and the roman legion in its best days excelled all other troops in discipline and valor |