{"id":6032,"date":"2013-06-07T17:58:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T17:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victorhanson.com\/wordpress\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2013-06-07T17:58:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T17:58:18","slug":"the-hoplite-narrative-by-victor-davis-hanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victorhanson.com\/wordpress\/the-hoplite-narrative-by-victor-davis-hanson\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Hoplite Narrative,” by Victor Davis Hanson"},"content":{"rendered":"

A chapter from\u00a0Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece<\/em><\/h1>\n

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