Kalogerosstilitis2RvngotJunta on Nostr: In ancient Greece the main battle formation was called the phalanx. Remember 300? I ...

In ancient Greece the main battle formation was called the phalanx. Remember 300? I know every millennial and genx woman does because of the half naked Spartans. Remember leonidas when he rejects efialtes? He tells him that in a phalanx each soldier protects the one to his left with his shield. So you need to be able to lift and hold it. But what about the soldier on the far right on the phalanx? There's nobody to his right to protect him. Well. That guy had the position of hero. Ήρωας. Comes from the Greek word for hour. Its your hour. Literally. The far right position the most dangerous one was only for the heros. That's where the term and concept came from and spread in greek language and the world. Get it now? Far right. Btw. Socrates in his youth as a soldier was always in that position. That's how deadly he was.